[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Any political motivations in that class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart?

[antifem]

Went home and informed the hubby we will no longer be shopping in Costco..Walmart is now building a store and a Sams Club in North Jersey..... finally.

[unspun]

Shucks, I really don't like Wal-Mart. I'll shop at Meijers -- and good ol' local owned, neighborhood stores!

[PrincessB]

I really love seeing a 1.7 million dollar donation from some one who thinks wealth isn't fairly distributed.

The guy is CEO, couldn't he take a pay cut and voluntarily raise the rates of some of the cashier's,etc?

[cake_crumb]

One more reason to shop at Wal Mart. When explaining free market capitalism to people, I use a "Wal Mart Theory of Economics", while contrasting Wal Mart's bulk=profit policy to the "PT Barnum Theory of Economics" which socialists use (jacking prices while sticking "clearance" tags on the jacked-up items)

[Arthalion]

Eh, no thanks. I try not to give my money to organizations that support totalitarian communist regimes (ChiComs).

[JoeSixPack1]

I'm so cornfused!!!

Shop Wal-Mart, boycott Wal-mart, shop Wal-mart, boycott Wal-mart........

AAAAAARRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH

[Happy2BMe]

"Costco Chief Executive Officer Jim Sinegal, 68, is a Democrat who says President Bush's $1.7 trillion in tax cuts unfairly benefit the wealthy. He opposed the Iraq war and supports Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts for president. And he's the only chief executive of a company in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to donate money to independent political groups formed to oust Bush, Internal Revenue Service records show."

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This is worth passing on to all the Wal Mart / Sam's Club bangers here on FR - ping. (The BIG MONEY pushing Kerry's machine - not just HOLLYWEED, and not just SOROS!)

[jmaroneps37]

I'll miss the key lime pie, but I'll do it for the cause.

[kellynla]

Shop WalMart and support the Chicoms, illegals and sweatshops...
oh yea, that makes a lot of sense. LMAO

I think we'll continue shopping at Ralphs & Costco where they employ American citizens and they provide medical insurance and pay a living wage so their employees don't have to get food stamps so they can afford to buy groceries where they work!!!

And if you folks don't think you are paying through the nose with your hard earned tax dollars while the billionaire Waltons laugh all the way to the bank, you are in for a very rude awakening...and I have the data to prove that the food stamps, medical costs etc. that WalMart employees and illegals are costing us far outweighs any cheap lettuce you might be paying for!!!

[No Longer Free State]

He'd raise the minimum wage and make it easier for workers to join unions.

How could it possibly be easier?

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

Costco Chief Executive Officer Jim Sinegal, 68, is a Democrat who says President Bush's $1.7 trillion in tax cuts unfairly benefit the wealthy. He opposed the Iraq war and supports Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts for president. And he's the only chief executive of a company in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to donate money to independent political groups formed to oust Bush, Internal Revenue Service records show.

And to think that Amy Richards was dissing one of her own.

[JayNorth]

The PU (Post-Unintelligencer) has it wrong AGAIN. Actually Costco Chairman, Jeffrey Brotman, and its CEO, James Sinegal, each donated $95,000 to the ultra-liberal “Joint Victory Campaign 2004”, a group dedicated solely to defeating George Bush in the 2004 elections. These donations were made before the primaries had even taken place so they weren't "supporting" a good candidate that they had faith in, they were anti-Bush regardless of who his opponent was.

I used to spend beaucoup dollars at Costco, but not anymore.

[eleni121]

Thanks for the heads up on Costco. It is now on my "do not shop there" (never have) and "tell everyone I know do not shop there" list.

[eleni121]

Let Costco know how we feel.

https://www.costco.com/CustomerService/EmailUs.aspx?secure=1

[beezdotcom]

Just sent this email to Costco:

I generally prefer businesses to stay apolitical. However, since both Sam's/Wal-Mart and Costco have made public statements about which candidates they support, I have now been forced to choose between Sam's and Costco.

This is why I regret that I will not be renewing my Costco membership. If I am going to financially support a partisan organization, then it should at least be one whose bias I share.

Don't know if it will make a difference, but I feel better, anyway...I did get this reply:

Thank you for your e-mail to Costco Wholesale.

Your comments are very important to us and we appreciate your communication on this matter. Your comments have been forwarded to our executives for their review.

[Tempest]

interesting blast from the past.