problems with Walmart

[Irish_Alley]

 OK first sorry if I hurt anyone's feelings on this LOL. But I used to love them till I saw a movie call "low prices at a high cost" this movie goes on telling how Walmart is anti union and pay there people 7bucks and hour and then tell them to apply for wic or Medicare for Heath benefits and how they kill small shops. That kind of ticked me a little. But last note I surfed walmarts web site and found a game they had in stock web sites price was 42 bought that was cool so I went there to ft it only to find out its 60 at the store. Thought no problem they will lower the price and match he web site. Wrong was I they said"they do not compete with other walmarts and he web site is another store to them. To me it sounds like false advertisement. I think I'm going turn limit Walmart visits for now on

[mrboyy17]

i put those them on my never again list a long time ago....its that place thats ruining america.  makes everyone else compete with them cuz they wont pay a decent wage and wont hire people full time so they can get out of paying for benefits like health insurance.  they hire 3 people at 15 hrs a week instead of 1 full time quality employee.  then they pay china to make all their stuff, get it at a huge discount and pass the "savings" onto us consumers.  meanwhile everyone else thinks their business model is so good that they try to start copying it.  I would rather pay the extra money i mean lets face it.  its not like half price or something.  you might save a couple bucks.  i hate that place

[Grim 82]

Irish, I saw the documentary that you speak of, where they encourage their employees to seek government assistance to make ends meet. Then when you see the list of the richest people in America there is half a dozen of the Waltons towards the top of the list. They have lower prices on some things because of the leverage that they have over producing companies. If you make a product and 90% of that product is sold at walmart, they can pretty much say that you will give it to us for this much or we'll go to your competition, and you won't sell any at all. That's what they did to Levi Strauss, Co. and it's no wonder everything is made in China, cause they low-ball everybody that tries to sell a product in the US. Bad for America.  My $.02

[Lt.Del]

One can choose to shop there or not, its one's choice.  But, don't blame private industry for taking advantage of what our politicians have put in place.
Are we for capitalisim or not?   YOu mix capitalism with "social programs" our genius politicians have put in place, WalMart is the result.  Don't blame WalMart. Social programs inching more and more widespread, year after year.  Then you wake up one morning and guess what?  Back in the USSR.

We don't like buying foreign items, but, as a country, we many times don't have a choice because things are made so much cheaper overseas BECAUSE of unions here.  And, may offend some, but reality is, Unions are social institutions.   Folks, we have federal laws to protect 40 hr work weeks, etc. its called Federal Labor and Standards Act.  The act is hundreds of pages long, it details ovetime pay, etc...why do we need Almighty Powerful Unions now that demand a percentage of constitutents pay?  Then, demand so much, corporations go overseas to get things made.   They artificially raise pay from airplane pilots to bus drivers to where companies are on the verge of bankruptcy.  If unions were part of WalMart, guess what would happen? wages would increase, stores will close, jobs lost, and WalMart will end up like Woolworths or Sears or Murphy's.   Those as old as I remember those old chain stores. Sears is still around, but after many bankruptcies and then joined with KMart--which too declared bankruptcy to clear bills courtesy of tax payers.  which is better?  As what Grim 82 stated, perhaps WalMart is too big and powerful to control which other businesses stay afloat if they chose to sell thier items or not.

Solution: let's raise the artificial minimum wage again Democrats.  Then even more items will be made overseas and sold here.  And McDonalds cheeseburgers will cost $4, want fries with that?  another $4. Drink? Add $5 more.  Gotta pay for the workers earning $9 an hour because min. wage increases every year.   Want some blue jeans?  No, they haven't increased in price in manufacturing because of min. wage increases...Levi Straus went to Mexico 7 years ago, they are still $25, but, retailer have to pay their stockers, distributors, and cashiers, they are now $55.  

WIC and social programs for working people...never been a fan of that.  Solution, don't drop out of school and get an education before having 8 kids.

Reallity: it won't happen that way and sob stories prevail in the media.  Result=more social programs.

When people know they won't be left to starve because the gov't steps in and takes care of them, they will have many kids and the motivation to finish scholl just wont be there.  It is a snowball effect.  AFter two or three generations of "learning" this, inner cities became leaches on bona fide tax payers.

Result: yesterday they just passed an "unemployment extension" thru November, another 30+ billion in China money spending for people who will now earn more watching TV watching Springer than working somewhere.  Democrats plan is to get more people to rely on the gov't, then, more people will vote democrat to keep these programs in future elections.   Folks, there are jobs out there, just not comfortable "easy" jobs.  If we get rid of these programs, people will find a way to work.  My yard needs cutting.  I'll gladly pay $20 for someone to push my lawnmower for an hour.  When people HAVE to find work to eat, guess, what, they find work. No more easy life people. I don't sit at home, they shouldn't either.  

It is true, this country is losing jobs.  We are continually losing jobs.  No more manufacturing jobs means more of our money going to China, Taiwan, Mexico where they have no unions.  Is this free trade?  Not in your life.  

Solution:  Clean house in Congress.  

Folks, they say were are in a recession.  But, I say get used to it.  These jobs will never be back they way things are.  All of the "former" American corporations are having things built overseas because its cheaper--lower benefits to pay workers, no unions to listen to, etc...Because all our money is going to make other countries rich, even our service jobs and gov't jobs will decline because we have to borrow money from China to "keep us afloat".  

you think the Depression of the '30's was bad?  Watch out.

Go to WalMart and stock up on canned goods that will last years and stock up your pantry.  Buy weapons and ammo for defense. Get prepared.  

better yet, move to mexico or Canada.  Clinton did sign NAFTA for the North American Free Trade Agreement----has the 20 lane super interstate from Mexico to Canade cut our country in half yet?

 I think like this:  WalMart is just a metaphor as to how we will look in another decade with ALL jobs.    We won't get paid much, because China is going to tighten up what they lend, our interest on what we do owe will be over 50% of what we take in, therefore, never becoming afloat--all jobs will be low salaries because of this and we will then, to the delight of all democrats, be dependent on "social programs".  We will then vote democrat to keep food on our table.   THEY ARE WINNING THE WAR.  This bad ecnomy is the democrats best dream come true--so many more people are now dependent on social programs...once tasting the easy life, they remain democrat voters.

Every empire must fall.  I just thought the U.S.A. would last more than 230 years. Even The Roman Empire lasted 4 centuries.

It's funny that Eupropeans have been here since 1607 Jamestown, Va---that's 400 years, but, only in the last 40 years have these social programs increased substanially to where we, as a country, choose to rely on them.  It's the easy life.  Our children will have no country because of it.  The last 10% of American history has turned this place upside down.  It's a snowball effect and in the last 40 years, we have been freefalling.

[jaredts]

Sgt. Del for pres.!

[1HI4x4]

2 votes for Sarge........

[Grim 82]

You got my vote too Sarge. It makes me angry to hear about people that work for a profitable company and then after payday they have to go to the county office and apply for government assistance. It's that business model that works with all of these social programs they cooked up to get people to rely on the gov for everything. It wouldn't surprise me a bit if we see in the near future Walmart being classified under their new "Too big to Fail" program and the gov does a takeover like they did with the banks and auto industry. As far as industry in this country, it's going to be alot worse when they cram this cap and trade BS into law and the producers in this country have to pony up more cash to operate just to keep Algore's jet full of fuel. They are trying to build sustainable poverty. It's like a new feudal system only in this system the serfs sit on the couch and watch Oprah, the elites argue about things that common sense could have solved, and the vast middle supports the whole shootin match.

[autorepr]

I totally agree SgtDel!  Another thing to keep in mind that's running American corporations out of town is the EPA! I realize we need a watch dog keeping an eye on them to prevent chemical waste from being dumped in rivers and toxins from being sent up smoke stacks etc. but come on! Our County doesn't burn trash anymore solely because the EPA drove the cost thru the roof. Now we just haul it in a truck 40 miles to the land fill (diesel exhaust from the truck?) and dump it all out on the ground.

No EPA regulations in 3rd world countries equal no manufacturing in America!

[jaredts]

Just wait 'til cap and tax passes!  I'll have to get out of manufacturing someday.  I could get a government job if I knew how to play that corrupt system.  Hasn't anyone seen Greece lately?

[Grim 82]

That's exactly right. If China had to meet even half of the labor, environmental, and tax laws that American companies do they wouldn't produce a thing.

[Grim 82]

I just thought of what SgtDel's presidential limo would look like. A stretch suburban, stroker powered.

[Lt.Del]

I just thought of what SgtDel's presidential limo would look like. A stretch suburban, stroker powered.

LOL
If I were elected, not only would that quote be true, but, everything would be different.  All would know I'm just a simple American trying get back to the principles of our founding fathers. There'd be a gun rack in that stretch sub, I'd wear a baseball cap everywhere, and, I'd have a backbone.  I'd have a bumper sticker on that sub saying "Say No to P.C.!"

You  might even catch me in the Rose Garden sittin on a stool w/ a Miller Lite and I'd be pickin' my banjo. And, Bocephus would be playing on the loudest stereo system the white house had ever had--A Country Boy Can Survive and All My Rowdy Friends and Family Tradition.  

My 65 Mustang Convertible GT would be up on blocks in front of the White HOuse to pay tribute to my friends in West By God Va. A couch and refrigerator will be on the front porch too--comfortable and easy access to my Miller lites.

And forget the newly constructed basketball court, i'd have a shooting range out there.  If you want a job, post targets for me--heck forget targets, stack up my beer cans and I'll shoot them.

All those Harvard Lawyers and such will know what living is all about. And it ain't money.   Can I get an Amen?

[jaredts]

Ha!  That's some knee slappin' funny right there!

[Grover 1]

Amen - once again you and I are holding hands on this, Sarge.  You know that "gun control sticker" - use both hands.  This country is on a fast track to heck.  I didn't want change, I was pretty happy before.  It'll never be the same.  All the young one don't know how this country used to be - what a shame...

[Grim 82]

Amen.  Delbridge/Nugent in 2012! Even if good ol Ted is a Furd guy