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The Wizard

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24. But but but

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 07:54 AM

Jun 2013

What about the Chinese labor force that produces the goods on Wal-Mart shelves? What will those slave laborers do? We have returned to the Gilded Age, and it will take organized labor to narrow the gulf between the wealthy elites and the rest of us. Occupy occupy occupy. An honest days pay for an honest days work: What a concept.

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Pic Of The Moment: Today's Big Number [View all] EarlG Jun 2013 OP

The media will cover this ctsnowman Jun 2013 #1

I'm sure ABC will cover it! SoapBox Jun 2013 #5

Be careful Earl!! Major Hogwash Jun 2013 #2

No she isn't - please don't engage in Fox News politics....... George II Jun 2013 #25

Easy solution. Eliminate food stamps and other government aid programs. They'll sort themselves out. onehandle Jun 2013 #3

That is telling it like it is! libodem Jun 2013 #4

BOYCOTT Wal*Mart! Support your local unions! Coyotl Jun 2013 #6

How many stores in each state donnasgirl Jun 2013 #7

Stop the madness donnasgirl Jun 2013 #8

$4,006,800,000 AndyA Jun 2013 #9

And all that money that suppose to be paid to Wal-Mart workers fasttense Jun 2013 #10

Just think donnasgirl Jun 2013 #11

Yeah, that $4 trillion number is bullshit. bobclark86 Jun 2013 #13

It was a typo. AndyA Jun 2013 #15

It's 4 BILLION, 6 MILLION, 800 THOUSAND JaneyVee Jun 2013 #14

Fixed, it was a typo. AndyA Jun 2013 #16

Still a boatload of money. Should be split amongst workers as raises. JaneyVee Jun 2013 #19

WAL FARE as usual. alp227 Jun 2013 #12

I just wanted to point out to anyone who has not noticed... Bjorn Against Jun 2013 #17

We should have realized that, Newest Reality Jun 2013 #26

But Walmart has done so much for us all...... Half-Century Man Jun 2013 #18

Alice Walton Is A Lush With Multiple Drunk Driving Arrests HangOnKids Jun 2013 #21

The graphic isn't accurate Bradical79 Jun 2013 #20

I think everyone understands just fine. niyad Jun 2013 #29

Walmart History says it all healthcarechris Jun 2013 #22

welcome to DU--and thanks for the link niyad Jun 2013 #28

the 1% solution... dtom67 Jun 2013 #23

After all, Newest Reality Jun 2013 #27

But but but The Wizard Jun 2013 #24