A Senator Asks A Panel Of Experts To Defend Walmart. It Gets Awkward.

Hey you guys! Guys! OK, I have a new idea. Kind of radical, but just hear me out: What if we don’t pay Walmart’s employees … but Walmart pays them instead?Well, what do you think? Still not sure? Listen to the smart man giving his testimony at 4:50.

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Carolyn Silveira

Feb 19, 2014

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