We've always been in favor of improved wages for workers. When you have a strong middle class, they want to buy more stuff at Costco.

You don't have a very motivated working class, it starts to affect the dynamics of the economy. If workers are disenchanted and disenfranchised, productivity losses will go along with that.

Obscene salaries send the wrong message through a company.

Technology helps us become more efficient and productive but our business still has a lot of art as opposed to strictly science.

You just can't get too focused on worrying about what's going to happen in the next quarter. You have to worry about where the business is headed long-term.

Paying good wages is not in opposition to good productivity.

Paying your employees well is not only the right thing to do but it makes for good business.