O, Wal-Mart! Woe betide he or she who argues against thee . . . from an economic perspective, giant importing, big-box retail companies like the Great Wal are supposed to create infinite global prosperity -- by driving prices down and creating service sector jobs in the good ole' U.S.A., while creating manufacturing jobs abroad (hey, a penny/12-hr-day is still a penny!)

But whoops, no. I'm not sure about all the foreign factory workers, but as for our domestic situation, it appears that those everyday low prices don't matter so much if the only job you can get is at Wal-Mart. Who knew?