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Vinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-26-05 07:26 AM
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12. It's a sink or swim mentality only they aren't willing
to throw out a life preserver. On the surface it sounds fine: make people work a little more for benefits. The only problem is they end up stagnating in low wage, no advancement, no benefit jobs with no help or encouragement for any kind of better life. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know the American dream will never happen on Walmart wages.
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