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Wal-Mart

Dorothy11 — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:02:42 GMT

There have been a lot of issues nationwide with wages at Wal-Mart stores. Here's an interesting fact: The Walton family that owns Wal-Mart, owns more wealth than the bottom 40% of the American population. Do you shop here?

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scatcat — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:19:00 GMT

Target's x-CEO received more in his severance package ($61 mil) than all 17,000 workers combined who lost their jobs when Target closed all their Canadian stores. It's good to be king

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apple1964 — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:20:53 GMT

What! And I thought John boy and his family were dirt poor?

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pupwhipped — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:25:25 GMT

Yes, I'm going there right now.

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CRAZYCATLADY — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:28:16 GMT

What's wrong with being rich? I would love to be that rich. As for the workers, they can work somewhere else if they don't like it.

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number one queen — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:33:21 GMT

We never shop there,kinda of like our own protest, they are so controversial with wages ,male vs female issues and other issues if we have to we would spend more, thankfully market basket is right here!

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Heart of Spade — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:35:47 GMT

People are free to work where they choose. Nobody is forcing someone to work at Wal-Mart.

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Sooner — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:36:49 GMT

There is nothing wrong with being rich for sure. It isn't a sin, doesn't make someone a bad person, wealth, health and happiness are blessings.

I NEVER go to Wal Mart unless I need something I can't find elsewhere. I hate WalMart because they ran out local businesses.

WalMart itself has done nothing evil. The American people are wild about it, love it, are thrilled to save a penny and shop there, and most are very supportive of the stores.

WalMart is there because people in this country, most people, love it and shop there. Period. Don't blame WalMart. I don't like the company, but people support it, so there you go.

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Nickname1 — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:50:46 GMT

On 1/31/2015 Sooner said:
There is nothing wrong with being rich for sure. It isn't a sin, doesn't make someone a bad person, wealth, health and happiness are blessings.

I NEVER go to Wal Mart unless I need something I can't find elsewhere. I hate WalMart because they ran out local businesses.

WalMart itself has done nothing evil. The American people are wild about it, love it, are thrilled to save a penny and shop there, and most are very supportive of the stores.

WalMart is there because people in this country, most people, love it and shop there. Period. Don't blame WalMart. I don't like the company, but people support it, so there you go.

No different than Home Depot and Lowes running out the mom/pop hardware stores.

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Desertdi — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 16:02:54 GMT

Their food prices have increased considerably in the past month, and I now shop elsewhere

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debic — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 17:00:24 GMT

You know they all started with nothing and worked their way to being rich. Isn't that the American dream, to make it?

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Shiloh09 — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 17:11:26 GMT

I shop there sometimes. Though I sometimes find it depressing....

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GCR18 — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 17:24:29 GMT

I shop there occasionally. My co-workers husband is a manager there and doesn't describe working conditions/wages as the media has. He's been there ten years. He worked himself from entry level.

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Mominohio — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 17:29:13 GMT

On 1/31/2015 Sooner said:
There is nothing wrong with being rich for sure. It isn't a sin, doesn't make someone a bad person, wealth, health and happiness are blessings.

I NEVER go to Wal Mart unless I need something I can't find elsewhere. I hate WalMart because they ran out local businesses.

WalMart itself has done nothing evil. The American people are wild about it, love it, are thrilled to save a penny and shop there, and most are very supportive of the stores.

WalMart is there because people in this country, most people, love it and shop there. Period. Don't blame WalMart. I don't like the company, but people support it, so there you go.

Finally a voice of reason, and I agree with you.

Although I do shop a Walmart, I try to shop more local first, if available. In our area, we sometimes don't have much left in many catagories to choose from. But for example, I won't buy plants and seed at Walmart, because we have a number of very nice locally owned and operated green houses that employ many local people, and have fantastic products. They cost more, but are better quality and I can buy local.

You hit the nail on the head. Walmart didn't drive anyone out of business. The greedy American consumer did. They chose to pick a cheaper price, in town after town, time after time, rather than go and pay more at the mom and pop local places. Just like the American worker was one of the big contributing factors to moving jobs overseas (not the only factor, as governmental regulations/taxes, and owners wanting huge profits contributed as well), the American consumer dealt the death blow to small business, not Walmart. People were not forced to embrace Walmart and spend their money there, they chose to and keep choosing to.

And I too, get tired of hearing people bash the wealthy. If money is earned legally and without moral corruption, there is no evil in it. Wealthy people provide jobs (I never had a paycheck signed by a poor man) and help stimulate the economy. They provide billions a year in tax money and charity. It is simply the powers that be that want us divided (by race, wealth, secks, etc) and fighting among ourselves, so we don't take time to see just what they are doing.

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zelda girl — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 17:34:06 GMT

I worked there for 5 years and I was making a little over $10.00 an hour, had medical coverage and even had profit sharing. Can't complain how I was treated.

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Firefly3 — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 17:43:21 GMT

I like our walmarts and use them often! Does not bother me in the least!

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Dorothy11 — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 17:55:01 GMT

On 1/31/2015 Sooner said:
There is nothing wrong with being rich for sure. It isn't a sin, doesn't make someone a bad person, wealth, health and happiness are blessings.

I NEVER go to Wal Mart unless I need something I can't find elsewhere. I hate WalMart because they ran out local businesses.

WalMart itself has done nothing evil. The American people are wild about it, love it, are thrilled to save a penny and shop there, and most are very supportive of the stores.

WalMart is there because people in this country, most people, love it and shop there. Period. Don't blame WalMart. I don't like the company, but people support it, so there you go.

I don't think this is a matter or blaming anyone. This is how our economic system works. Yes, the Waltons have been very successful and done it legally. In business, labor is an expense and corporations' goal is to keep it as low as possible by employing the minimum number of people and paying the lowest wages possible. Something to consider is thousands of Wal-Mart qualify for and receive food stamps. Basically us taxpayers are subsidizing Wal-Marts profits.

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Sooner — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 17:59:40 GMT

On 1/31/2015 pas4116 said:
On 1/31/2015 Sooner said:
There is nothing wrong with being rich for sure. It isn't a sin, doesn't make someone a bad person, wealth, health and happiness are blessings.

I NEVER go to Wal Mart unless I need something I can't find elsewhere. I hate WalMart because they ran out local businesses.

WalMart itself has done nothing evil. The American people are wild about it, love it, are thrilled to save a penny and shop there, and most are very supportive of the stores.

WalMart is there because people in this country, most people, love it and shop there. Period. Don't blame WalMart. I don't like the company, but people support it, so there you go.

I don't think this is a matter or blaming anyone. This is how our economic system works. Yes, the Waltons have been very successful and done it legally. In business, labor is an expense and corporations' goal is to keep it as low as possible by employing the minimum number of people and paying the lowest wages possible. Something to consider is thousands of Wal-Mart qualify for and receive food stamps. Basically us taxpayers are subsidizing Wal-Marts profits.

Well, we subsidize millions who don't work at all. At least Wal Mart is paying part of the load here. . .

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Moonchilde — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 18:09:56 GMT

I rarely shop at Wal Mart simply because there are very few stores close to me and I can buy most of what I need/want elsewhere without making the trek. But when they have something I can't get elsewhere, sure I shop there. The owners of just about every multi-billion dollar corp are billionaires. Wal Mart gets the most negative publicity because there are more of them, in places where, if there was no Wal Mart there would be pretty much nothing.

Those who think Amazon is so wonderful? Do some reading up on working conditions in their warehouses, lawsuits filed in the US and Europe.

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Pook — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 18:14:29 GMT

Some people have no choice or very little choices but to work there as they have no real skills so Walmart or fast food are what they can get!!

There is nothing wrong with being rich but you would think that if you were poor and worked your way up you would treat your employees better now that you could afford to. Instead they donate to some charities and brag about it but it's a writeoff!! Better to pay their employees better! I very rarely if ever shop there but those that support these types of stores that put local businesses out of business, just want cheap and don't care about anything else or don't think of the consequences of supporting such places!!!