Nothing new here - just trying to give ol' TClog some ammo.
The highlights:
Walmart employees are tops on public assistance in 16 states. Your 'low prices' will lead to higher taxes or more people without health insurance, which inevitably leads to more unisured people only going to emergency rooms for health care, which raises everyone's cost for health care.
Walmart appears to badly discriminate against women, paying them much less than men in equal positions. There is a HUGE class-action lawsuit currently working its way through the courts.
Walmart displaces two supermarkets with every supercenter it opens. These supercenters contribute 1/4 to the local economy that the supermarkets did. Taxes will go up or sevices go down as a result.
Walmart's average employee earns less than the povert level for a family of 3. Public assistance goes up, taxes go up, and on and on.
Walmart fights and breaks environmental laws regularly.
Wlamart plans to double the number of retail outlets by 2010. See above.
Walmart's treatment of people is anti-Christian, to put it in the simplest terms.
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I have seen some of this before, but I will use it in future conversations. She doesn't dispute the facts, but believes that most companies run this type of operation. If you look deep enough for bad things you will find them type of philosophy. So why not go were it is cheaper. Like I said, I can only try to pursuade her, but I am not going to choose not going to Wal-mart over a good relationship with my wife. I should not be looked upon unrightousely by others as I vist the Darkside Store. All good things take time. I do have to say this also: I can't change everything about me or my behaviors all at once. I can only get up each day and TRY to make myself and the world better. It will not happen overnight. Thanks for the ammo Mixdorf, I will definately use it.
See my latest rant, but I think Mixdorf would concur with me in that we are never judging, just attempting to explain our own beliefs and behaviors. If we are able to add anything to your base of ammo, more the better.
This shit takes a lot of time to read and keep up on. Think of us and your own private, credible liberal think tank, rather than guys that are ranting all the time.
I always wanted to be part of a Think Tank.
How about in a dunk tank that doubles as a shark tank?
Or in Tank McNamara?
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