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Locrian

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29. amazing...

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 02:17 PM

Nov 2012

I mean that we're even talking about $25,000 as a huge improvement (yes, it is ) but my point is in how far we've fallen.

It's not like Walmart is not profitable, or the owners need any more billions. At some point it's just what we want form our society and how we recognize greed when we see it.

We've got to make it so that 'good companies' mean good members of our society. Not good at sucking out resources from society.

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Robert Reich: Why You Shouldn’t Shop at Walmart on Friday [View all] marmar Nov 2012 OP

K & R 47of74 Nov 2012 #1

K&R pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #2

K&R laundry_queen Nov 2012 #3

I remember when... Hermes Daughter Nov 2012 #39

K&R myrna minx Nov 2012 #4

K&R n/t Lebam in LA Nov 2012 #5

Wal-Mart: the rot within a great nation. BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #6

Excellent. DirkGently Nov 2012 #7

Amazon's warehouse workers, Target... TreasonousBastard Nov 2012 #8

or maybe it's because they sell cheap crap Patiod Nov 2012 #9

Squeaky wheel, brother/sister... Earth_First Nov 2012 #10

Do you even hear yourself making excuses for a company lunatica Nov 2012 #11

How did you read that to mean I'm making excuses... TreasonousBastard Nov 2012 #56

I don't shop at Amazon either. roody Nov 2012 #62

You HAVE to start somewhere, and the scumbuckets at... 99Forever Nov 2012 #68

No. That's not the reason. Hissyspit Nov 2012 #12

Hissyspit, Thank you for this post! LongTomH Nov 2012 #43

Henry Gonzalez is rolling over in his grave and hollering: ReRe Nov 2012 #53

You go after the biggest . . . brush Nov 2012 #13

The UAW would only target one of the Big Three when it came time to negotiate a new byeya Nov 2012 #16

+1 shireen Nov 2012 #20

Maybe it's cause they set the pace nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #21

That's probably the best reason... TreasonousBastard Nov 2012 #58

None blinder than those who will not see. bluedigger Nov 2012 #31

Wal-Mart employees get an average of $420,000 in government SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #36

Well, just about every business gets some kind of a handout... TreasonousBastard Nov 2012 #59

Can't argue with you there... SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #74

amazon isn't the worst of it PatrynXX Nov 2012 #41

Gee, retail pays poorly and has shitty hours LTR Nov 2012 #46

"those low-income people we claim to support." left coaster Nov 2012 #70

K&R Teamster Jeff Nov 2012 #14

Not gonna... never shop there anyway... ReRe Nov 2012 #15

Yeah, Reich is correct most of the time. What is the current Sec'y of Labor doing to rebuild byeya Nov 2012 #17

How I wish Reich was in this administration! tblue Nov 2012 #23

And Mr. Reich played a role in the weakening of labor unions. closeupready Nov 2012 #18

Thanks for refreshing my memory. I think you are right that Prof Reich was pro-NAFTA byeya Nov 2012 #28

+1 satxdem Nov 2012 #30

Not shopping at WALMART on Friday. We try to avoid shopping underthematrix Nov 2012 #19

Robert Reich is a champion for working people mountain grammy Nov 2012 #22

+1 freshwest Nov 2012 #24

How about not shopping at "WankerMart" Bainbridge Bear Nov 2012 #25

K&R nt avebury Nov 2012 #26

More: Increasing salary to $25K would lift 700K out of poverty and cost only 1% price increase flpoljunkie Nov 2012 #27

amazing... Locrian Nov 2012 #29

k+r! TeamPooka Nov 2012 #32

I don't ever shop at Walmart. Not Me Nov 2012 #33

No Way No How colsohlibgal Nov 2012 #34

I do remember this hippie kid from Nazareth... LongTomH Nov 2012 #44

Turkey Time Kick. marmar Nov 2012 #35

never do upi402 Nov 2012 #37

It's time to make "union" a good word again. n/t cui bono Nov 2012 #38

I don't shop there... Not Sure Nov 2012 #40

Kick to the moon. blackspade Nov 2012 #42

k/r limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #45

GREED! liberal N proud Nov 2012 #47

whats K&R? dcmfox Nov 2012 #48

K & R Chellee Nov 2012 #49

OK, I know where the Rec button is Maynar Nov 2012 #51

Yes, it looks like this AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author Maynar Nov 2012 #60

Any reply is a kick. daleanime Nov 2012 #63

Took me the longest time to figure "K&R" out, too ... 66 dmhlt Nov 2012 #64

Thanks, folks. Maynar Nov 2012 #73

Shop at Costco instead the devil Nov 2012 #50

I agree about Costco. senseandsensibility Nov 2012 #71

Yep, don't just boycott. "Buy-cott" DinahMoeHum Nov 2012 #72

I'm not shopping there on Friday lbrtbell Nov 2012 #54

I never shop at Wal Mart anyway ibegurpard Nov 2012 #55

K&R! n/t Lugnut Nov 2012 #57

Never have, UnrepentantLiberal Nov 2012 #61

Wal-mart has assets of 194 billion and a profit of 16 billiion and yet they can't pay ... Botany Nov 2012 #65

I won't cross a picket line - TBF Nov 2012 #66

I wouldn't go into a Wallyworld if they were giving stuff away. 99Forever Nov 2012 #67

K/R Jack Rabbit Nov 2012 #69

For every 2 employees that work 40 hr/wk rather than 28, roughly 1 employee will lose a 28 hr job. jody Nov 2012 #75

I promise... nikto Nov 2012 #76

I wont shop WALMART ever again. They R monoplists and danger to democracy and US middle class CarmanK Nov 2012 #77

Just think BlueinOhio Nov 2012 #78