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by davidf18 3593 days ago
Very informative, thank you.

But still, 1 in 6 < 20K and 1 in 2 < 50K

Thus, for half of their customers, and especially 1 in 6 lowest income, Wal-mart does a tremendous service in helping people to stretch their incomes.

If you've been reading the news recently for the past two decades working class people in these wage groups have not seen income growth. Wal-Mart has helped them to still live.