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Originally posted by Honor93
i'm still trying to figure out HOW she can be considered a "job creator"
i'd bet that woman has not created one single American job in her lifetime.
Ms Walton is not WalMart Inc.
Walmart creates some lousy jobs, not Ms Walton
heck, Ms Walton probably hasn't spent more than an hour in any HR dept ever.
when ppl decide that they are capable and willing to be their own providers, then lousy WalMart jobs won't be so valuable anymore.
yes, WalMart has engaged in coercion, intimidation and generally under-handed tactics to maneuver themselves into the 'factory' that they are ... what ppl need to remember is WalMart DOES NOT PRODUCE anything.
WalMart does not manufacture anything.
WalMart doesn't even provide 'skilled' education options for those who might be interested.
WalMart is and has been sucking the life out of this entire country for a few decades now.
Originally posted by thoughtfuldeliquent
reply to post by rennies7
If you're going to yell at corporations for exploiting cheap labour, you're going to lose your voice. Globalization essentially meant that corporations had to move to cheap labour (once one does and garners profits because of it). You have to follow suit and reduce costs in order to keep competitive else another corp gets the monopoly.
What bothers me about it most is the enormous amounts of waste we are creating because of it.
Now I know that many people will fault the Food Stamp Program itself but when you consider the cost of living and price of food today
Originally posted by gangdumstyle
Originally posted by Honor93
i'm still trying to figure out HOW she can be considered a "job creator"
i'd bet that woman has not created one single American job in her lifetime.
Ms Walton is not WalMart Inc.
Walmart creates some lousy jobs, not Ms Walton
heck, Ms Walton probably hasn't spent more than an hour in any HR dept ever.
when ppl decide that they are capable and willing to be their own providers, then lousy WalMart jobs won't be so valuable anymore.
yes, WalMart has engaged in coercion, intimidation and generally under-handed tactics to maneuver themselves into the 'factory' that they are ... what ppl need to remember is WalMart DOES NOT PRODUCE anything.
WalMart does not manufacture anything.
WalMart doesn't even provide 'skilled' education options for those who might be interested.
WalMart is and has been sucking the life out of this entire country for a few decades now.
Thats not true, ever heard of Great Value, Walmart produces that...
Originally posted by The Old American
They don't produce it, they buy product from other manufacturers and hold the branding for it. Some of it is actually manufactured by major produce sellers, like Del Monte, but WalMart struck a deal to brand it themselves so they could have more control over pricing.
Other retailers do the same thing.
/TOAedit on 7-1-2013 by The Old American because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by fnpmitchreturns
reply to post by newcovenant
Now I know that many people will fault the Food Stamp Program itself but when you consider the cost of living and price of food today
I have to laugh at people who complain about the food stamp program. I wonder if they realize the asset cap is $2000 and has been that way since the program was started in 1984....
So, in 1984 the government believed that $2000 in assets was poor enough to be on a gov food program .... Yet in 2012 inflation adjusted dollars the asset cap has the buying power of $750 ?????? or if the program would have adjusted the cap with a COLA tied to the CPI the asset cap now would be about $5500 ......
in reality you have to be more than twice as poor to get food stamps than in 1984 ...... austerity American style .....
Originally posted by newcovenant
Are you kidding?
You don't think Walmart buying 75% of their merchandise from China over the USA didn't put AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS OUT OF BUSINESS??? Guess again.
"Her money" is ill gotten gains acquired by illegally coercing American politics and politicians into a country sabotaging conspiracy to make one family rich at the expense of the rest of us.
Originally posted by Char-Lee
reply to post by newcovenant
Clearly the bottom line is the USA laws that allow things to be manufactured and bought outside the country cheaper then inside and no penalties if you decide to do business outside the country. There should be incentives to do all business at home.