unparalleled aggression wal-mart tried to under meaned the fabric of our society by refusing to pay the federal minimum wage of $7 an hour. with ruthless cunning they decided to raise it to $9 and then $10 an hour. it is outrageous and another blow to america s mom and pop businesses which are already struggling to resist the might of the goliath of retail. what will happen to mom and pop now? they will have to raise their wages to compete with the death star of shopping this uh bomb minutable store man. don t think for a minute this act has sprupg from the goodness of their heart. they have no heart which the goodness of an act can spring. no this is ruthless business 101, out of the no holds bar playbook called capitalism. with some precedent it will improve their bottom line, and it won t stop there. the disposable income and those employees pockets will be used on goods and services. it is likely the rest of the