Another Senator Plenty Angry About Wal-Mart

Get rid of Nafta, and our Walmart problems will go away. Sure a bunch of companies will lose money, oh well they shouldn’t have been so greedy.  They deserve to get screwed being so greedy, and screwing over the american worker out of the picture.  I’m a republican, and once touted “Do screw with the corporations, because they supply jobs”.  But now, they are sending all the jobs overseas, my new attitude is screw em!  Wal mart is the greediest, and the only reason they’re as big as they are is because of Nafta.

Agree David, no doubts that Wal Mart can only be described up to date as manipulative, greedy and calculative. But believe everyone has to pay for the success achieved by foul means. Such success and celebration is short lived. So.....................not only Wal Mart but Nafta too gonna ve a dark future.

I drew a line in the sand and refuse to shop at Walmart for anything, anytime, anywhere.  I don’t make a lot of money, but it’s a great feeling to know I’m not contributing to their further wealth.

I live right behind a brand new super center, I could literally walk there from my condo in 5 mins.  But I get in my truck and drive to Target because at least they start their employees at $8/hr on average.  Which, in Wichita you can survive on if you are alone.  That and Targets stores are quieter because they use drop ceilings instead of nasty open ceilings that transmit childrens screams!

$8 is better than $5.15.....

Also Wal-mart refuses to carry any Kosher items for Jewish people in any of their 12 stores in Sedgwick County, except 1.  Yet Kroger carries at least some in all of the stores.  Being Jewish myself, I would appreciate some respect here..

Erik-

Like everyone else who has posted in this thread, I think you are confused. You are trying to make some idiotic case that Target is better than Wal-Mart. Not so! Target is just as bad as Wal-Mart, maybe worse. Even the unions don’t deny it. A survey by the UFCW found that starting wages are similar in Targets and Wal-Marts—possibly higher overall at Wal-Marts – and that Target benefits packages are often harder to qualify for and less comprehensive.

But that’s okay, continue attempting to justify your shopping choices on “moral” grounds and snub Wal-Mart in favor of Target.

While I work for WM, I now actually do very little of my shopping there. I do as WM taught me: Find the lowest cost supplier that offers the best value. I can get what fills my needs at dollar stores, Big Lots, Aldi’s, etc. at prices that are far lower than what I’d pay at WM even after my 10% discount. Clothing I’ll get at Target or Sears because it’s better made and withstands more washings than the WM clothing. The only moral consideration I make when shopping is to purposely not use the the self-checkouts, even though it would be quicker. Cashiering may not be considered a glamorous job, but for many it helps put food on the table and buy other items necessary to a family’s quality of life. Self checkouts take jobs away from these people. Corporate greed and NAFTA have damaged the USA enough. If one doesn’t agree with the Corporate greed part, I suggest that person review the different corporations’ executive compensation packages.