really? The small shops in my town could barely afford to pay employees minimum wage and their goods were much higher priced.<p>Walmart gave more people jobs at a better wage and reduced the costs of most goods for everyone.<p>I looked at their average wages on payscale.com (hard to libk from my phone) and the max for most positions is close to $15&#x2F;hour.  The minimum is above minimum wage.<p>Almost anyone can do these jobs and they are hardly a ’pittance’.