Seatacus
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I just got back from Walmart. I haven't been there in about 6 years and was surprised at the prices. I'm sure some staple items are cheaper but many other things I saw were more than in other stores like Safeway and Albertson's.
I love Wal-mart
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I worked at Target for years and had to do many competitive shops at Walmart. Things were rarely less at Walmart; when they were it was like 5-10 cents. I'd gladly pay that much extra for a cleaner store, better looking store and friendlier employees.
Gilding the Lily
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I, luckily, have lived in a large city that, until recently, did not allow a Walmart to enter city limits. Many of the local Aldermen put up a huge fight; but unfortunately, the big box found a way in.
However, to my satisfaction, Walmart has decided to stay a great distance from my neighborhood. I am in agreement about Target; in my city, it is often cleaner than other big box stores and it definitely provides a more enjoyable shopping experience (well, as enjoyable as shopping can be I suppose).
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Gilding the Lily
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Seatacus
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delldude
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Though I'm no big Wal-Mart fan, here's a positive article about them from this morning's NY Times.
Power Sipping Bulbs Get Backing from Wal-Mart
I didn't realize they were taking such an active role on this issue. Lower energy light bulbs have always seemed like such a common sense purchase to me. A couple of years ago I replaced about 80% of the bulbs in my house w/ these. Saves lots of energy. For me, the bulbs paid for themselves in about eight months. The only places where I didn't switch to these are in fixtures where they don't fit or in rarely-used areas of the house.
Power Sipping Bulbs Get Backing from Wal-Mart
I didn't realize they were taking such an active role on this issue. Lower energy light bulbs have always seemed like such a common sense purchase to me. A couple of years ago I replaced about 80% of the bulbs in my house w/ these. Saves lots of energy. For me, the bulbs paid for themselves in about eight months. The only places where I didn't switch to these are in fixtures where they don't fit or in rarely-used areas of the house.
Free marketeers say let the consumer decide.
Well, ok, I decide not to patronize Wal-Mart.
But my tax dollars still 'shop' there, paying for their employees' health care.
http://edworkforce.house.gov/democrats/rel...s/rel21604.html
How free is that?
Plus, why is it the same folks who preach personal responsibility turn a blind eye to corporate welfare?
I'd love to see coporations treated exactly the same way working people are. The whining would never end.
Well, ok, I decide not to patronize Wal-Mart.
But my tax dollars still 'shop' there, paying for their employees' health care.
http://edworkforce.house.gov/democrats/rel...s/rel21604.html
How free is that?
Plus, why is it the same folks who preach personal responsibility turn a blind eye to corporate welfare?
I'd love to see coporations treated exactly the same way working people are. The whining would never end.
KCFlyer
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WHile Walmart claims to have "11 different health plans" to choose from, the lowest rungs are pretty much your local health department.
KC
I understand their HR department inform employees about medicare, subsidized lunches, etc.
Nice, huh?
And it doesn't matter how many plans they have if their employees can't afford them.
Last year, Wal-Mart implemented a plan to lower health care costs further by driving employees off the plan or out of the company. One tactic was to increase the part-time/full-time ratio (sound familiar?).
http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exe...ew.cgi/36/15069
http://walmartwatch.com/home/pages/healthcare
I understand their HR department inform employees about medicare, subsidized lunches, etc.
Nice, huh?
And it doesn't matter how many plans they have if their employees can't afford them.
Last year, Wal-Mart implemented a plan to lower health care costs further by driving employees off the plan or out of the company. One tactic was to increase the part-time/full-time ratio (sound familiar?).
http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exe...ew.cgi/36/15069
http://walmartwatch.com/home/pages/healthcare
delldude
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A lot of those socially paid for programs were initiated during periods when Dem's were in control....
At least these people are working and paying taxes....duh.
How about the bunch that sit at home getting stoned and drunk on OUR taxes?
I thought everyone wants "free medical"...well,who do you think is going to cover the cost of that?
At least these people are working and paying taxes....duh.
How about the bunch that sit at home getting stoned and drunk on OUR taxes?
I thought everyone wants "free medical"...well,who do you think is going to cover the cost of that?
Could be, but a lot of folks became eligible for those programs under Republican control...
Either way, it's baloney for the world's largest (and quite profitable) corporation to socialize their costs.
Can't have socialism!
I was raised 'you don't work, you don't eat' so I'm down with working.
But while we're keeping Uncle Sam from raiding our back pocket, we need to keep corporations out, too.
They ain't spending all that money on Abramoff and Delay for nuthin'!
Either way, it's baloney for the world's largest (and quite profitable) corporation to socialize their costs.
Can't have socialism!
I was raised 'you don't work, you don't eat' so I'm down with working.
But while we're keeping Uncle Sam from raiding our back pocket, we need to keep corporations out, too.
They ain't spending all that money on Abramoff and Delay for nuthin'!
KCFlyer
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Well dude....while about $130 per paycheck of mine goes towards my share of my company paid insurance plan...and they are taking out taxes for Walmarts insurance plan...I kind of think it's a bit on the unfair side. How do we pay for socialized medicine? How about we just divert the employee paid portion of their current health care plans over to the government? I mean, it's all insurance...right?A lot of those socially paid for programs were initiated during periods when Dem's were in control....
At least these people are working and paying taxes....duh.
How about the bunch that sit at home getting stoned and drunk on OUR taxes?
I thought everyone wants "free medical"...well,who do you think is going to cover the cost of that?
And remember..while those stoned and drunk freeloaders are taking advantage of our system, there's another Walmart exec buying a baseball team (David Glass - former CEO of Walmart and owner of the Kansas City Royals)with his bonus money he "earned" by pawning off their corporate health care to the government - then demanding tax abatements because they "bring jobs" to communities....jobs that place further demands on the taxpayers who have to fund their "health care program".
Baseball stadium prolly subsidized by taxpayers too, just like Bush's baseball team.
When a poor person accepts gov't handouts (or declares BK), he's a bum.
When a corporation accepts them (or declares BK), it's finance.
When a poor person accepts gov't handouts (or declares BK), he's a bum.
When a corporation accepts them (or declares BK), it's finance.
