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In reply to the discussion: Why Walmart is the leader in low wages? [View all]Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)9. But in an economy where your labor is of no value it is impossible to build capital.
Unless you are a member of the lucky sperm club you're screwed.
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But in an economy where your labor is of no value it is impossible to build capital.
Fumesucker
Nov 2012
#9
Ideas, innovation, and things that cannot be replaced by technology will be of value.
dkf
Nov 2012
#13
Well if you are talking about a society that far advanced we probably need a small sliver
dkf
Nov 2012
#19
I never find all that great deals at Walmart and I like the clothes at Target much better.
dkf
Nov 2012
#20
Disagree, Walmart is more competitive because it uses labor more efficiently, buys from suppliers at
jody
Nov 2012
#11
You do understand that if government imposed your "living wage" aka minimum wage that
jody
Nov 2012
#15
ROFL! I was going to reply with a challenge worthy of academic discourse but I realize it would
jody
Nov 2012
#67
"Would you have it any other way?" Why, yes, yes I would prefer something other than Walmart Capi-
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#34
Anyone including you is free to compete with Walmart and force it out of business with lower prices
jody
Nov 2012
#62
Do you object to the stores from which you purchase products, buying from their lowest supplier and
jody
Nov 2012
#63
LOL you could enhance your education by studying something other than the "heritage foundation" to
jody
Nov 2012
#83
You are the one who assumed I had little training in the social sciences
nadinbrzezinski
Nov 2012
#90
Walmart started out in rural areas where wages and living costs are both lower than average
FarCenter
Nov 2012
#14
Exactly. I know it's an unappealing thought that we aren't treasured as individuals,
dkf
Nov 2012
#23
Funny how some ignore those basic facts when watching professional athletes perform and receive
jody
Nov 2012
#65
Degree in what? Is that something an employer would benefit from and is looking for?
dkf
Nov 2012
#37
I've read your posts to this thread and you evade the obvious by trying to dismiss the post with
jody
Nov 2012
#66
How would you simplify the economic challenges that every society faces? What is the relevance of
jody
Nov 2012
#78
Another evasion, soon readers will conclude you are incapable of answering simple questions. nt
jody
Nov 2012
#81
Only idots would reach that conclusion. Why don't you address the thoughtful posts to your OP? nt
jody
Nov 2012
#86
That's why there should be labor laws in place to protect the people.
2ndAmForComputers
Nov 2012
#98
Nailed it nadin. Class warfare from the top is ancient and we must unite against it in our hearts.
freshwest
Nov 2012
#26
If anything it is class warfare from within. People choose where they shop and what they buy.
dkf
Nov 2012
#28
Only if we buy into it with our egos. That's our fault, not theirs. We don't have to buy it.
freshwest
Nov 2012
#36
'We' is a general term. 'We' are not trapped and weak. 'Crap' is a challenge, not a life sentence.
freshwest
Nov 2012
#55
You don't know me, or how badly I was beaten down. For some of us, there is only up.
freshwest
Nov 2012
#58
It's probably only the leader because it has the MOST employees at low salaries.
ancianita
Nov 2012
#46
Agreed. Here's a map of WalMart salaries relative to minimum wages in states.
ancianita
Nov 2012
#48
No argument there. That's their entire purpose. Suck money out of the system.
HopeHoops
Nov 2012
#59
"morons fall for it"? You condemn DUers who buy from WalMart over K-Mart for that reason. nt
jody
Nov 2012
#68
Well, WalMart does run a scam with the prices and people fall for it - DUers or not.
HopeHoops
Nov 2012
#70
I doubt very many. It just doesn't fit the member profiles. Most are freepers.
HopeHoops
Nov 2012
#72
As do I. Prices are competitive, service excellent, and excellent selection from items stocked. nt
jody
Nov 2012
#99
I think you are being kind. The healthcare issue..let them die in the streets...is even more cynical
libdem4life
Nov 2012
#75