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Soror AKA2D '91
When Sam Walton ran Walmart, it was the "made in the USA" that got alot of people rallying around the store and allowing for their phenomenal growth. Then before you know it, Walmart is going overseas, putting manufacturing plants out of business in the US and exploiting the individuals that work for the store. There was a story at a reputable newspaper that found that the a large segment of the Walmart workforce utilizies governmental assistance for its workers with respect to healthcare. Walmart can't have it both ways, they can't be capitalistic when it comes to their shareholders and welfare pimps when it comes to their employees. Their actions are expanding the gap between rich and poor (and keeping the poor, poor) because there are not opportunities for growth if one doesn't have a college degree. So one can work there for 10 years and not receive any real benefits. So you have a person who works an honest job, 40 hours a week, but needs governmental assistance to have health care benefits for their children. With no opportunities for job advancement, no ability to transfer their skills to a competitor and/or start a business to compete against Walmart, one can work their forever and never move into the middle class.
One shouldn't need a college degree to live a middle class in America. Oh, did I forget Walmart continues to hire illegal aliens through "contractors" ?! Oh, and they are so automated they know to the hour how much toilet paper goes on the shelf but they can't figure out their contractors are paying below the minimum wage for their workers..bull!
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