HRZone
Former ETL HR
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The problem with everyone's argument that we need higher wages is that we are going to pay for it somewhere else like higher costs of goods, less perks, less employees, etc. Unless Target fundamentally changes the way it does business, a la Costco, the only way to increase wages is to place the onus on consumers to pay more. These consumers may just decide to go elsewhere if prices increase.
Well I think the point of this thread was "which work centers deserve more than they get." Most of these post aren't demanding that Target raise their minimum wage to 15 an hour, there are a few. I think we all see that isn't realistic considering some of us would kill for 13 an hour and some of us would be insulted by it or get a pay cut.
I definitely don't want to get into a political discussion but living in a state with a high minimum wage. It does not cause people to stop shopping. Higher wages cause all businesses to raise their wages to compete. People don't compare Target/Fred Meyer prices to prices at stores in a different state, they compare them to the ones nearby.
If you have a strong local economy, people are willing to pay slightly higher prices because that is the norm for that area.