The theme throughout the memo was how to slow the increase in benefit costs without giving more ammunition to critics who contend that Walmart’s wages and benefits are dragging down those of other...

The theme throughout the memo was how to slow the increase in benefit costs without giving more ammunition to critics who contend that Walmart’s wages and benefits are dragging down those of other American workers. Eager to burnish Walmart’s image, CEO H. Lee Scott Jr. said that Walmartsupported raising the minimum wage to help Walmart’s customers. What are the advantages and disadvantages (to Walmart) of an increase in the minimum wage?