Paying Retail Workers A Little More Could Help Spur Our Economic Recovery

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http://www.businessinsider.com/increasing-retail-wages-helps-recovery-2012-11




As Americans across the country head out en masse to malls and shopping centers to kickoff the holiday spending season today, it's important to remember that too many of the retail workers bringing us those deals earn meager wages.

The ranks of America's retail workforce have surged to more than 4.5 million workers, making it one of the nation's largest job categories.

Their numbers swell further during the holiday crush, as stores take on additional seasonal employees.

The U.S. is expected to add another 740,000 of retail jobs by 2020.


*** pay them a real living wage.

[dkf]

1. I doubt they will see that kind of growth.

Once they start putting more RFID tags into products and make checkouts and payment easier, I highly doubt they will need all those retail workers.

[liberal N proud]

2. I always go back to Henery Ford

He knew he needed to pay his employees enough they could a Ford the products he was selling.