Should we buy Oil or anything from Walmart?

[CivicFan]

Originally Posted By: ZZman
I just watched a documentary on Walmart and how it hurts communities, underpays and cheats employees and undervalues women employees, gets their products from sweatshops in other countries, Gets tax breaks when locals can't, bullies employees etc....

I think I need to stop buying there.

http://www.walmartmovie.com/facts.php

Anyone out there actually work there and have any stories?


Walmart has a policy of not allowing unions to form. They fight it tooth and nail and go to great lengths.

A part of the corporate culture is to promote a male dominated environment. I think there is now a class action lawsuit by their current and former employees.

Employee relationship is not great. Quite a lot of their employees fall within poverty guidelines and qualify for Medicaid. They are basically working poor.

Their vendor relationships are not that great either as they leverage their buying power to lower the costs.

Overall, as a business, they are OK. As a part of the society they suck.

 

[Tempest]

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As a part of the society they suck.

Yeah, a big store where everyone can get just about everything they could want, at good prices, in one place, is tearing the fabric of society apart....

Why are you insisting that people pay more than they have to?

 

[Tempest]

Originally Posted By: TooManyWheels
Originally Posted By: greenaccord02
I like shopping there and will continue to do so. In fact, I'll shop there more now that I know it irritates people.

I'm heading out now to eat and Chili's and shop at WalMart.

It's good to know you are so easy to manipulate.

Have a nice day.


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We demand the creation and maintenance of a sound middle-class, the immediate communalization of large stores which will be rented cheaply to small tradespeople

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/25points.htm

The exact same anti-large store sentiment and propaganda has been tried before. So who is it that is easy to manipulate?

 

[Spyder7]

Originally Posted By: greenaccord02
Ah, I didn't notice that you were from Canada. It all makes sense now. Carry on.


It make sense in what way? As one who has traveled to the US and has family who are American citizens, I'm not getting whatever it is you're trying to imply. Why don't you just state whatever it is outright instead of resorting to vague assertions meant to imply something derived from something so simple as glancing at the location thing I filled out?

-Spyder

 

[CivicFan]

Originally Posted By: Spyder7
Originally Posted By: greenaccord02
Ah, I didn't notice that you were from Canada. It all makes sense now. Carry on.


It make sense in what way? As one who has traveled to the US and has family who are American citizens, I'm not getting whatever it is you're trying to imply. Why don't you just state whatever it is outright instead of resorting to vague assertions meant to imply something derived from something so simple as glancing at the location thing I filled out?

-Spyder


He is implying that you are a pinko commie.

 

[wwillson]

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