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Old 11-16-2012, 11:50 AM
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Wal-Mart workers plan Black Friday walkout

Well this should be interesting.

http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/15/news...-black-friday/
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Old 11-16-2012, 12:09 PM
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I am somewhat conflicted here: The Walmart model just cannot pay decent wages!

So if I go to work for Wally..I should not expect too much.
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Old 11-16-2012, 12:11 PM
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Glad they're actually doing something. I can't help though - I don't shop there and don't shop that day anyway.

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Old 11-16-2012, 12:19 PM
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Wal-Mart wages are so low their workers are forced to take state aid.

In other words the more people that Wal-Mart employs the bigger the load is on welfare. Their business model is soshulism for the rich.
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Old 11-16-2012, 12:32 PM
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How Wal-Mart billionaires bilk taxpayers

http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_s...rt-off-welfare
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Old 11-16-2012, 01:20 PM
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Walmart doesn't do anything different than most of the other big box retailers and minimum wage employers, but it seems they are the only ones who take so much bad press over it.

By the way.... It isn't just walmart employees who qualify for aid.... A few years back someone in our sheriff's department realized that the majority of officers qualified for aid based on their income. They came, en masse, to the welfare department and embarrassed the decision makers into giving them a pay increase.

...and folks wonder why the crime is so bad in our county....
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Old 11-16-2012, 01:23 PM
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The US is wierd. It's like everything is a scam.
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Old 11-16-2012, 01:27 PM
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Walmart doesn't do anything different than most of the other big box retailers and minimum wage employers, but it seems they are the only ones who take so much bad press over it.

By the way.... It isn't just walmart employees who qualify for aid.... A few years back someone in our sheriff's department realized that the majority of officers qualified for aid based on their income. They came, en masse, to the welfare department and embarrassed the decision makers into giving them a pay increase.

...and folks wonder why the crime is so bad in our county....
Some department stores sell on commission I think. My recollection is that Sears tool dept, appliance dept, sporting goods dept, etc. were staffed by adults that made a living in retail sales.

I don't shop much anymore but I doubt that newer stores like Target, Wal-Mart, uhhh, that's all I know, have professional sales staff like Sears did.
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Old 11-16-2012, 02:06 PM
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Some department stores sell on commission I think. My recollection is that Sears tool dept, appliance dept, sporting goods dept, etc. were staffed by adults that made a living in retail sales.

I don't shop much anymore but I doubt that newer stores like Target, Wal-Mart, uhhh, that's all I know, have professional sales staff like Sears did.
Ebacon, I'm sure there are still Sears stores out there somewhere, but I haven't seen one in my area for over ten years. All the ones I used to know of have closed down.
Maybe they are more into catalog or online sales now.
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Oh.... I take that back.... There was one I saw about five years ago not far from me. It might still be there.....
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