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Re:Walmart will begin offering to subsidize college tuition ... by tsunamifury on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @12:39PM (#17189183)
They see the regulation going this way in several regions already, so they are getting out ahead of it and reaping the strategic and PR benefit.
Re:Walmart will begin offering to subsidize college tuition ... by ninjakeyboard on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @12:42PM (#17189206)
Seems like a reasonable assumption. They dominate everything everywhere - they have to maintain this position overtime by keeping mindshare as economic and environmental issues continue to tilt into the red.
Re:Walmart will begin offering to subsidize college tuition ... by tristor on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @01:17PM (#17189540)
This is exactly the answer. They're getting a head start to enable future regulatory capture to further entrench themselves in existing markets as smaller players are unable to deal with shifts in minimum wage.