Costco's Policy Of Paying Workers More May Be Saving Taxpayers Money

How Costco Is Saving Taxpayers Money
Shopping carts are collected outside a Costco store in Alhambra, California on June 2, 2013. Costco stores have been linked to a multi-state outbreak of hepatitis A infections with at least 30 cases nationwide may be linked to an organic antioxidant blend of frozen berries from Townsend Farms, with seven confirmed illnesses in California. The product has been removed from the shelves of Costco stores and customers who bought the product are being notified. AFP PHOTO/Federic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
Shopping carts are collected outside a Costco store in Alhambra, California on June 2, 2013. Costco stores have been linked to a multi-state outbreak of hepatitis A infections with at least 30 cases nationwide may be linked to an organic antioxidant blend of frozen berries from Townsend Farms, with seven confirmed illnesses in California. The product has been removed from the shelves of Costco stores and customers who bought the product are being notified. AFP PHOTO/Federic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

FORTUNE -- Can a company with a low-price strategy afford to pay employees higher wages? Costco seems to think so. And in doing so, Costco saves taxpayers money. Employees like Amie Crawford and Stephanie Sanders would like to see their employers give this approach a try.

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