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LSdemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 10:44 AM Original message |
Excellent Op-ed by Robert Reich: "Don't Blame Wal-Mart" |
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Frances (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. I do blame Walmart |
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WLKjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 10:50 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. What?!?!?! |
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LSdemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 10:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. That's the point |
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WLKjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 10:55 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I'm talking about the locking people inside part |
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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 10:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Wal Mart locks their stockers in overnight |
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WLKjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 10:59 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Never happend at the store I work at |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 12:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. It's been documented. As to bringing up that factories might do it too? |
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WLKjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-05 10:44 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Show me documentation then, no one has so far |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-05 11:54 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Try using Google. |
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WLKjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-05 02:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. okay, one source |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-05 10:01 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. You know what? You don't want to hear the truth, that's fine. |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-05 02:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. Other Big Boxes do the same thing. I know someone... |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 12:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. I think that's pretty rare now... |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
3. Steel towns have been facing this idea for 20 years |
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WLKjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 10:53 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Grandfather of mine said the same thing, said |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
9. I'd agree with Reich except for one or two salient points |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 11:15 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Reich didn't mention those things in THIS article, but the people |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
10. Reich always makes sense. He's right this time too. |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 12:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. Your 5% Seems Pretty Darned High! |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 01:00 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I purposly estimated high to show that in reality, it's a no brainer! |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 01:29 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I Understand |
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yella_dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
11. I agree that the root problem is the consumer. |
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utopian (815 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
13. I was just having this discussion yesterday |
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paineinthearse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
14. Utah and take Mitt and Texas can have * |
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paineinthearse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
15. Utah and take Mitt and Texas can have * |
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European Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
16. I disagree-the government must set the rules. |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
17. Well, Duh. |
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Democrats_win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
20. Working @ Wal-Mart is pure hell. Bullying, micromanaging-union needed! |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-05 07:42 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Do you work for WM? If so, is the problem the Corp. mgmt, or is it |
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WLKjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-05 10:53 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Like a lot of places, it's a mixture of a little of both |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-05 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
27. If you don't support local business then you won't have local business |
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WLKjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-05 02:30 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. I feel exactly the same way |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-05 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
32. Reich makes a great point -- but he also does liberal waffling |
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