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Walmart, the minimum wage and the working poor.

Hello again, I'm Arminolny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

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Last week, Walmart stunned the world of retail by announcing plans to increase wages for its lowest paid employees to $10 an hour.

Low pay has created image problems for America's biggest private employer, while reduced unemployment

means new competition for workers. But even $10 is hardly enough to support a family, and labor

advocates are pushing for $15. As some cities and states raise the minimum wage,

we'll hear what life is like at the lowest end of the pay scale. Today's talking point,

a volunteer for a one-way ticket to the planet Mars. First, here's the news.

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