Hard Line State: Big Labor's War on Wal-Mart Claims Casualties Among Poor Marylanders

by Steve H. Hanke and Stephen Walters
Cato Institute

In Big Labor's war against Wal-Mart, "collateral damage"--in the form of lost jobs and income for the poor--is starting to add up. Of course, since the unions and their legislative allies claim that their motive is to liberate people from exploitation by Wal-Mart, these unintended effects are often ignored.