Walmart is upping the ante on its starting wages. The retail giant, as of Saturday, raised the starting wage to $9 an hour for all of its Idaho employees, the company announced in a press release. Most of Walmart's entry-level employees at the two Post Falls locations and one in Hayden previously started at $8.40 an hour. The company also announced that by February 2016 all of its current associates, which are entry-level positions, will earn at least $10 per hour. Idaho's minimum wage is the same as the federal minimum, $7.25 per hour. Walmart's wage increase in Idaho comes closer to leveling the playing field to positions in Washington, where the minimum wage is $9.47/Brian Walker, Coeur d'Alene. More here.

Question: Any of you Walmart haters impressed?