Posted on 12/29/2014 4:17:19 AM PST by HomerBohn
Seriously, why do I feel inclined to find the writer of this piece and beat the piss out of him?
I guess I am just intolerant of Communists. Oh well.
You nailed it. The problem isn’t WalMart as much as it is the Santa Claus government.
I would gladly pay more for a product or service here in this country if it meant that no illegal alien was employed in doing so. As far as I am concerned allowing these criminals to infest our society carries and inestimable consequence that will devastate this country. Allowed to continue, the America that was will no longer be. Just another third world sh!thole, IMO.
The reason the left hates WalMart so much is because WalMart serves the poor better than government does. The consumer is always the “forgotten man” in the attacks on WalMart. The problem with their argument is simple, raise wages raise prices, and this harms the consumer, in this case the poorest of consumers.
The writer so misunderstands the responsibilities of governments and business.
First Government does not have the responsibility to see that I make enough money to eat, only that the the country will be protected from those that would make it impossible for me to find a way to support myself.
Second, a business has no responsibilities to its employees except to pay what it agrees to pay them for a given amount of work. If the employee does not want to work for the amount then the employee has no responsibility to continue working there. When a company does not pay enough to attract good workers they either pay more or go out of business, or at least should.
We need to get the government out of our lives. The government should not be worrying about our salaries, our food stamps, our rent payments, our mortgage insurance or so many other items.
This author doesn’t direct his criticism at the root of the problem - socialism. He promotes class warfare. This is situation is the product of social engineers. These companies are not doing anything illegal, they are responding as any for-profit corporation should and now they are villianized.
Because Wal-Mart does not pay them enough money, hundreds of thousands of Wal-Mart employees enroll in Medicaid, food stamps and other social welfare programs.
Oh, sounds like the author is concerned about spending on these social programs. Maybe we shouldn’t have these artificial influences in the marketplace in the first place.
I think Target actually pays lower wages than Wal-Mart.
A few years ago, there was an anti Wal-Mart rally. The group met at a Borders bookstore. The clerks at the Borders store made about $1.00 to $1.50 less than the workers at Wal-Mart.
How does someone making $35,000/yr qualify for handouts anyway?
Including promotions within Wal-Mart
Does the government SNAP program recipient get more value for program dollars spent at Target or Walmart?
Another matter - it isn’t Walmart’s fault if someone chooses part time work while the kids are in school or to retain Social Security benefits or quits in August for fear of losing EITC.
Walmart has many adults who would be above poverty level, too, if only moved from part time to full time, but Obamacare mandates actually hurt in that regard. People who worked 39 hours now work 29 and now get neither health insurance nor enough work from one company to pay the rent.
I don’t shop at Wally World because I think the whole operation is sleazy. But if they paid enough where every employee (full time) was off public assistance and they advertized that fact I would MORE inclined to shop there.
Perhaps Michael Snyder should take a basic economics class and learn the meaning of the term:ROI (return on investment)
I think reading this article made my IQ go down a point.
My 16 year old nephew makes 8.70 an hour. I was actually surprised as I thought he would only get minimum wage. He started 2 months ago. He is doing about 20 hours a week during holidays, but 15 hours during school time. Walmart does pay higher then minimum wage. I just hate all the Walmart Hate.
No, just make it harder to stay on. We do need a system to temporarily assist people.
I just hate all the Walmart Hate.
Silence was the most common response as they spent very little time thinking about what they wanted.
Managing for what you don’t want leaves you wondering around in the wilderness, managing for what you want, gives you a destination.
Maybe that is the difference between hate and love?
You are exactly right. Why would WalMart pay $11 to $15 dollars an hour for a worker when they can hire a Criminal Alien for $7.25?
Who makes 35,000 at Walmart? No one.
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