Deja Q
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Sat Jan-24-09 06:44 PM
Response to Reply #5 |
| -Fix the economy! Shut Down WALMART! Rely on Small Business! |
NM Independent |
Jan-24-09 06:03 PM |
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i think you are right |
grannie4peace |
Jan-24-09 06:08 PM |
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I agree. Walmart is the perfect symbol of what's wrong with America. |
polichick |
Jan-24-09 06:09 PM |
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Buy American... |
handmade34 |
Jan-24-09 06:13 PM |
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I try to buy Canadian goods if possible and then USA, it is very hard to do.n/t |
buzzard |
Jan-24-09 10:45 PM |
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Does Canada have Walmarts or the like, and the same influx |
treestar |
Jan-25-09 12:47 PM |
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Wal Mart is a big supporter of the Republican Party |
southernyankeebelle |
Jan-24-09 06:16 PM |
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Walmart, Target, K-Mart, McDonald's........ |
wartrace |
Jan-24-09 06:20 PM |
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Dump them to where? |
Deja Q |
Jan-24-09 06:44 PM |
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Simple. |
wartrace |
Jan-24-09 07:17 PM |
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it would cost about $200 billion/yr. not that big a deal. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-24-09 07:52 PM |
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Where did you get that figure? |
wartrace |
Jan-24-09 08:03 PM |
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actually, i over-estimated. china lent the US about $120 billion from sept 07 |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-24-09 08:31 PM |
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They hold 585 billion dollars in total. |
wartrace |
Jan-24-09 09:25 PM |
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fact remains, $117 billion isn't much. not in terms of the entire federal budget, or US GDP. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-24-09 09:34 PM |
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Gee, I don't know - maybe the dozens of small businesses that used to exist? |
Hugabear |
Jan-24-09 11:13 PM |
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Exactly, and that's my point in a nutshell. |
NM Independent |
Jan-25-09 12:01 AM |
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So you want government to regulate the size of businesses? |
wartrace |
Jan-25-09 11:16 AM |
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I hate Wmart, but its the 2nd largest emp in the US, where would those folks go? |
WillYourVoteBCounted |
Jan-25-09 12:21 PM |
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Walmart has been the major problem, not the solution |
Canuckistanian |
Jan-24-09 06:27 PM |
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I have been saying this forever. |
polly7 |
Jan-24-09 06:33 PM |
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Who should we care about the moms and pops |
Thothmes |
Jan-24-09 06:40 PM |
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What you say is true. |
FatDave |
Jan-24-09 09:17 PM |
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That's not only a gross generalization, but... |
NM Independent |
Jan-25-09 12:30 AM |
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Wal-Mart is only a symbol of the real problem which is that |
pokercat999 |
Jan-24-09 06:47 PM |
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Walmart employs 1.4 million in the US alone - |
lynne |
Jan-24-09 06:54 PM |
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Using that logic, perhaps we should bring back the sweatshops |
Hugabear |
Jan-24-09 11:15 PM |
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True Mom & Pop's ARE Sweatshops. I know, I worked at one in my youth - |
lynne |
Jan-25-09 01:18 AM |
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Oh, for the love of God... |
NM Independent |
Jan-25-09 04:50 AM |
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That's been my experience as well. |
OurVotesCount-Ohio |
Jan-25-09 09:22 AM |
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Have you ever worked for a small place? |
OurVotesCount-Ohio |
Jan-25-09 09:10 AM |
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So, would people just have to do without the things that they now get at WalMart... |
WillowTree |
Jan-25-09 09:39 AM |
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Sounds like a way to encourage massive job losses with no near term replacements with better pay |
dmordue |
Jan-24-09 06:56 PM |
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Any supposedly good idea needs to check in with the Law of Unintended Consequences. |
elocs |
Jan-24-09 07:19 PM |
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One, we no longer have a "free" enterprise system. Two, you MAKE it possible to compete with WalMart |
AdHocSolver |
Jan-24-09 10:49 PM |
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Bottom line: in this country we do not simply shut down a privately owned business |
elocs |
Jan-24-09 10:52 PM |
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You failed to read and understand what I wrote. |
AdHocSolver |
Jan-24-09 11:02 PM |
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Well, it won't be the first time or the last. |
elocs |
Jan-24-09 11:18 PM |
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We can sure as hell take steps to make things better |
Hugabear |
Jan-24-09 11:19 PM |
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Right, but we can't just shut them down. |
elocs |
Jan-24-09 11:23 PM |
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I'm sorry but you are wrong. I used to work at Wal-mart and they are one of the better paying jobs |
madmom |
Jan-25-09 12:20 PM |
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You misunderstood me. |
NM Independent |
Jan-25-09 12:44 AM |
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Wal-Mart has stripped away more then treasures - They have killed neighborhoods. |
1776Forever |
Jan-24-09 07:28 PM |
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That would result in a huge hit for a lot of people. |
wartrace |
Jan-24-09 07:31 PM |
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Wal-Mart is the the very nature of the free market economy |
Hippo_Tron |
Jan-24-09 07:44 PM |
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Walmart IS the problem, and they have a lot of company. |
AdHocSolver |
Jan-24-09 10:33 PM |
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The sad fact is that far too many people in this country can't afford to shop elsewhere. |
TheGoldenRule |
Jan-24-09 10:40 PM |
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and yet |
SoCalDem |
Jan-24-09 11:26 PM |
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I don't disagree with you. I would love for Walmart to cease to exist. nt |
TheGoldenRule |
Jan-25-09 12:25 PM |
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I don't know that your time frame works. |
kiva |
Jan-25-09 12:46 PM |
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you're right and 15 years too late. China owns the U.S. now |
omega minimo |
Jan-25-09 12:07 AM |
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Shut down Walmart then I'd be out of a job. |
Lucian |
Jan-25-09 01:19 AM |
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See post #30 |
Hugabear |
Jan-25-09 08:22 AM |
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Yeah, right. |
Lucian |
Jan-25-09 12:20 PM |
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I'm just curious Lucian, I used to work for Walmart and there seems to be |
madmom |
Jan-25-09 12:27 PM |
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The wages at Walmart are a little better than area retailers, |
Lucian |
Jan-25-09 01:27 PM |
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Thank you. Yes I know wages are much to low, but what I was getting at is |
madmom |
Jan-25-09 03:12 PM |
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Actually.. If you did your research, you'd find your argument to be complete bullshit. |
Yukari Yakumo |
Jan-25-09 01:22 AM |
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I call bullshit on your call of bullshit. |
NM Independent |
Jan-25-09 06:04 AM |
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Why not just overthrow the capitalist system instead |
inthebrain |
Jan-25-09 01:26 AM |
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Walmart is a perfect example of why we need EFCA |
Hugabear |
Jan-25-09 08:24 AM |
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Give Wal Mart to the workers |
inthebrain |
Jan-25-09 12:15 PM |
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I Agree With The Sentiment, BUT |
WVRICK13 |
Jan-25-09 07:19 AM |
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Ah yes. That's EXACTLY what this economy needs. |
WillowTree |
Jan-25-09 09:13 AM |
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Shutting Down Walmart Would Be An Economic Disaster. |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Jan-25-09 11:49 AM |
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Oh, for the love of God, AGAIN. |
NM Independent |
Jan-25-09 01:17 PM |
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Irrelevant How It Gets Shut Down. |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Jan-25-09 01:34 PM |
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Anyone tell you in the last five minutes... |
NM Independent |
Jan-25-09 04:31 PM |
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Unions and Tarriffs. Which would invigorate American manufacturing, also. (nt) |
w4rma |
Jan-25-09 12:16 PM |
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Wait |
Urban Prairie |
Jan-25-09 12:27 PM |
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Wal MArt is just a result of our policies. |
callchet |
Jan-25-09 04:41 PM |
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That's like saying dissolve the United States into 50 individual states |
The2ndWheel |
Jan-25-09 04:51 PM |
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I never thought... |
NM Independent |
Jan-25-09 07:13 PM |
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