Because to unions and democrat politicians;
ZERO jobs that pay $75,000 a year is better than 400 JOBS that pay $25,000 a year.
What I love about the video is how these veritable fools have no clue as to how many large caliber rounds they are repeatedly plugging into their feet. Not only are they NOT going to have Wal-Mart invest there, they're scaring away ANY ONE from investing there. And let's not forget, we don't want any of that icky, yuck, gross purchasing power! No, no. No thanks. None of that "affordable food, clothing and electronics for me." I want to pay a premium on everything at "ma and pa" shops and "Yes Organic!"
Can you imagine having those constituents as a potential labor pool to choose from? Not to mention the frivolous lawsuits and the sheer headache the city council would be on them?
You Wal-Mart haters enjoy your hope and change unicorn farts or whatever the heck you think is going to provide you jobs.
Of course you'll excuse us normal hard-working, sane folk of as we opt to work less and...
enjoy the decline.
A couple of years back I read a study in the Journal for the American Planning Association, not exactly a right-wing echo chamber, that compared Wal-Mart production/pricing against their union counterparts. Wal-mart cleaned the clock of the unions in every matrix they presented, and by huge margins. It was so profound I couldn't believe JAPA published it.
ReplyDeleteAnd really, the guy from the video
complaining "keep the plantation (Wal-Mart), because there are no more slaves"...well, except for those on the democrat, BigGov plantation. I especially loved the lady (could those people be more of caricatures of the left) who claimed WallyWorld causes shoplifting. Brilliant.
I can understand their frustration with 'pay', but they never connect a corrupt monetary system (the Federal Reserve) along with the taxation.
ReplyDeleteEven at $25k, they may not pay much if any federal tax, but they certainly pay many others indirectly.
On one hand, I'm glad there is WalMart in my community though employee relations is not one of their strong suits at times. And yes, I probably save some money though I have noticed that they charge slightly more per unit for a larger pack of something than a small one - always do your arithmetic before buying.
If you can do a grocery or retail job, at least you are working, though no one said these were ever supposed to be careers.
In terms of personal impact on me, the worst crime the lefties have committed is to make it SO tempting to actually shop at Wal-Mart, just to spite them.
ReplyDeleteI hate Wal-Mart. I don't think they should be forcibly driven out of business by the state, nor should cities set up legal blockades against them. I just don't ever want to shop there.
Can't ANYTHING be non-political, in a land ruled by lefties?
One should pay close attention to what the owner of Yes Organic both says and does not say. Dropped in the midst of irrelevant union/socialist/Democrat rhetoric, his remarks are edited to suggest that he is in solidarity with them, but he is not. He is a retailer of higher quality products than Wal-Mart sells, and something would be lost if he were to quit the business.
ReplyDeleteWal-Mart manufactures nothing. It is a retailer, so there are two sides to Wal-Mart. I don't and would not sell to them. Not out of any political or social agenda, but for strictly business reasons. I always warn those who would to be wary.
At minute 6:58 I swear I saw Obama in the back row. He's trying to disguising himself with a baseball cap, but ineptly, like everything else he does. I know it's him.
ReplyDeleteWal Mart (despised by liberals for being non-unionized, despite liberal corporate activism) and Target (beloved for liberals for being unionized, despite its contributions to conservative causes) do more good for the nation than all of the political activists combined. They put The Good Life, or some semblance of it, within reach of ordinary consumers, leveraging nice stuff downward, even to the people living near the poverty line. I decry their effect on small buisnesses but note that what they do, on the balance, is noble in effect. As for small businesses - I have friends who have faced the big box challenge and they adapted by providing nicer goods at higher margins, in effect becoming boutiques and preserving their downtown areas. The wonder of capitalism is not that it divvies up the pie better; it's that it creates a bigger pie that we can all buy a slice of. How the left has managed to sell the myth that it's an evil system is beyond me; I guess there's a lot of people out there who refuse to believe what is before their eyes.
ReplyDeleteWal-Mart is completely depressing. I try never to shop there. You can get better quality goods used from the thrifts and from garage sales. I buy my meat and veggies in season from the local coop and most everything else from ALDI. Cook from scratch and it costs less to eat.
ReplyDeleteI applaud WalMart for existing. I don't shop there unless I have no choice. But my beef with them lies in their profligate use of eminent domain abuse and their demands on suppliers. They leverage their size to force suppliers into agreements that they would never make (like longer billing cycles, returning all unsold merchandise, etc.).
ReplyDeleteIf people want to work there, let them.
They leverage their size to force suppliers into agreements that they would never make
ReplyDeleteIf Walmart is so horrible, those suppliers need not sell to Walmart. Obviously the profits they get selling to Walmart exceed to pain they feel in selling to Walmart.