Ok bro, you are one to talk about contradictions... Stretch= Pro U.S. economic conditions in comparison to Chinese economic progress... wait, now our economy sucks because the government can't regulate all business decisions?
Taking three steps forward and maybe one step back isn't so bad, guess what when you increase wages that means there are less people that can also work because of higher wage payout, that means increased unemployment. tada. Walmart has a mechanistic structure which has also worked very well so either way it can be argued, maybe costco would have improved profits if it didn't pay out as much in wages, who knows that is why wallstreet has been second guessing their strategy