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Originally posted by MTSUGURL
...or I'm paying for the wages of about half of MTSU that seems to work at one of our two WalMarts.
You've made a pretty sweeping generalization. I know many people that work at Wal Mart that are not on government aid, get their overtime pay, get their breaks, and are generally happy, well contributing members of society. I have a good friend that supported his wife and child on the wages he earned at Wal-mart, and yet another that is a single mother supporting her child without government aid on the wages she earns - you guessed it - working at Wal Mart.
However, if all those workers are on government aid, I'm supporting them even if I don't shop there with my taxes. Might as well get my stuff cheap.
I actually like Wal Mart. Granted, the stuff is cheaper and of lower quality than many other places, but in six months, I'm going to get tired of that fuzzy pink beaded pillow that I just had to have for my apt. Then I can buy another cheap pillow I like better. Besides, I couldn't afford the fuzzy pink pillow at Dillard's and would've felt guilty throwing it out when I got tired of it.
I went on a boycott spree for a while when I discovered things about different companies whose products I used, but then realized that soon I wouldn't be able to buy groceries if I kept it up.
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Maybe I've made a generalization, but I really don't see Wal-Mart as a great business contributing wonderful things to our society. There's a reason why there's almost always such a fight almost everytime that Wal-Mart wants to build somewhere.
I'm happy that you're friends are able to make a decent living working at Wal-Mart, I'm assuming that neither of them are in management since I was referring to a non-management type worker in my generalization.
It makes sense that you'd want to get a short-term product for a good price. I'm all about a bargain. The anchor stores in my area have such huge sales anymore that I'm able to get quality stuff sometimes for cheaper prices than what I can get elsewhere. If I can't get it there, I head to Target, maybe K-Mart. I don't even know the last time I stepped in Wal-Mart.