Posted on 05/10/2005 9:00:46 PM PDT by CHARLITE
The late comedian Stan Kinnison (hope I spelled his name right) had a line in his routine where he talked about efforts to feed the starving living in desert areas. His solution was simple, give them suitcases so they could pack up and MOVE to places where the jobs are.
Almost nothing ticks me off more than some idiot standing in the middle of one of Maine's fourth growth (or fifth; who knows how many times the state has been cut over) forests rambling on about sustainability. Not only are they manipulative, but they assume the rest of us are dumb as a bag of hammers.
Great idea, but like you said, I wouldn't hold my breath.
I have a bachelor's degree, but I work at Walmart on the weekends and substitute teach during the week. I could work full-time there if I wanted to. The reason Walmart took the salary -equalizing step mentioned above is because of the major class-action lawsuit filed last year claiming the company discriminates against female employees. I make $9.00 an hour after one year with the company. There is no problem with surviving in our area (West Michigan) on what Walmart pays, especially if two people in the family are working.
In our area (West Michigan) Walmart has many more applicants than jobs. You cannot just walk in there and get a job. People wait for months to get an opportunity to interview there. My experience as an employee is that most people who work there appreciate having the job and like the company (Of course there are complainers everywhere). I agree the customer service is not what it used to be or could be though.
Agreed! I choose to keep working at Walmart even though I have a teaching degree, because I want to stay in our economically depressed area due to the need to be near my sick father and not to disrupt my daughter's schooling. I could get a teaching job easily by moving to the South, but I CHOOSE not to. Most people who stay in a low wage job are there by choice, but if they are unsatisfied they refuse to acknowledge their choice. They blame it on others.
My favorite scenario occured this summer when I was arguing with a young lady in the Walmart break room about the upcoming presidential election. She literally claimed that it was President Bush's fault that she couldn't pay her bills due to her wages at Walmart. I know for a fact that she makes more than $10 an hour, is single, lives in a rental unit, and has no major health problems. Therefore I have to speculate that if she is unable to make ends meet it is more due to out-of-control spending habits or credit-card debt than to President Bush's decisions.
It was Sam Kinnison. And it was move to where the food was. Very funny bit.
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