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OT - More on Wal*Mart
Yeah, same thing happened to a lot of the independent grocers when
supermarkets came to town. The times they do change. I would imagine that the internet will have a huge impact before too long. -- Cheri Type 2, no meds for now. jk wrote in message ... The bigger issue is all the smaller stores, and mom and pop shops gone from the neighborhoods, some of which are now ghost towns. Is it worth the cheaper prices? What happens when the net sellers put Walmart out of business? -- JK Sinrod 6 years and 50 lbs Atkins guy Sinrod Stained Glass Studios www.sinrodstudios.com Coney Island Memories www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories |
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Yeah, same thing happened to a lot of the independent grocers when
supermarkets came to town. The times they do change. I would imagine that the internet will have a huge impact before too long. -- Cheri Type 2, no meds for now. jk wrote in message ... The bigger issue is all the smaller stores, and mom and pop shops gone from the neighborhoods, some of which are now ghost towns. Is it worth the cheaper prices? What happens when the net sellers put Walmart out of business? -- JK Sinrod 6 years and 50 lbs Atkins guy Sinrod Stained Glass Studios www.sinrodstudios.com Coney Island Memories www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories |
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Yeah, same thing happened to a lot of the independent grocers when
supermarkets came to town. The times they do change. I would imagine that the internet will have a huge impact before too long. -- Cheri Type 2, no meds for now. jk wrote in message ... The bigger issue is all the smaller stores, and mom and pop shops gone from the neighborhoods, some of which are now ghost towns. Is it worth the cheaper prices? What happens when the net sellers put Walmart out of business? -- JK Sinrod 6 years and 50 lbs Atkins guy Sinrod Stained Glass Studios www.sinrodstudios.com Coney Island Memories www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories |
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OT - More on Wal*Mart
On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 16:23:53 GMT, "FOB" wrote:
ECONOMY - WAL-MART IS NO BARGAIN: CBS News reports Americans are paying a stiff price for bargains at the mega corporation Wal-Mart. According to a recent University of California, Berkeley study, Wal-Mart actually takes a lot more from communities than it gives back in low prices. "Because of the low wages and because people do not have health insurance through their employer, people rely on public support to make ends meet," says the school's Ken Jacobs. In California, taxpayers pay an estimated $82-million a year to take care of health care, food stamps, and other social services for Wal-Mart employees. This is not unique by any means to the large companies -- it just gets the majority of the media attention and public scrutiny. Most mid sized corporations and small businesses aren't exactly known either for their top notch benefits and wages when it comes to jobs that can be easily filled by unskilled/low skill workers. |
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On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 16:23:53 GMT, "FOB" wrote:
ECONOMY - WAL-MART IS NO BARGAIN: CBS News reports Americans are paying a stiff price for bargains at the mega corporation Wal-Mart. According to a recent University of California, Berkeley study, Wal-Mart actually takes a lot more from communities than it gives back in low prices. "Because of the low wages and because people do not have health insurance through their employer, people rely on public support to make ends meet," says the school's Ken Jacobs. In California, taxpayers pay an estimated $82-million a year to take care of health care, food stamps, and other social services for Wal-Mart employees. This is not unique by any means to the large companies -- it just gets the majority of the media attention and public scrutiny. Most mid sized corporations and small businesses aren't exactly known either for their top notch benefits and wages when it comes to jobs that can be easily filled by unskilled/low skill workers. |
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On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 16:23:53 GMT, "FOB" wrote:
ECONOMY - WAL-MART IS NO BARGAIN: CBS News reports Americans are paying a stiff price for bargains at the mega corporation Wal-Mart. According to a recent University of California, Berkeley study, Wal-Mart actually takes a lot more from communities than it gives back in low prices. "Because of the low wages and because people do not have health insurance through their employer, people rely on public support to make ends meet," says the school's Ken Jacobs. In California, taxpayers pay an estimated $82-million a year to take care of health care, food stamps, and other social services for Wal-Mart employees. This is not unique by any means to the large companies -- it just gets the majority of the media attention and public scrutiny. Most mid sized corporations and small businesses aren't exactly known either for their top notch benefits and wages when it comes to jobs that can be easily filled by unskilled/low skill workers. |
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OT - More on Wal*Mart
FOB wrote:
to a recent University of California, Berkeley study, Wal-Mart actually takes a lot more from communities than it gives back in low prices. "Because of the low wages and because people do not have health insurance through their employer, people rely on public support to make ends meet," says the school's Ken Jacobs. In California, taxpayers pay an estimated $82-million a year to take care of health care, food stamps, and other social services for Wal-Mart employees. Yep, all true. I know of many people who have worked there. One gal who worked in the pharmacy said that over half the employees would be filling out welfare papers in the lunch room. Very few employees have health insurance. And.. get this--Walmart takes out a life insurance policy on all employess. This is sick. When they die, Walmart gets something like 35g. I *hate* Walmart. |
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FOB wrote:
to a recent University of California, Berkeley study, Wal-Mart actually takes a lot more from communities than it gives back in low prices. "Because of the low wages and because people do not have health insurance through their employer, people rely on public support to make ends meet," says the school's Ken Jacobs. In California, taxpayers pay an estimated $82-million a year to take care of health care, food stamps, and other social services for Wal-Mart employees. Yep, all true. I know of many people who have worked there. One gal who worked in the pharmacy said that over half the employees would be filling out welfare papers in the lunch room. Very few employees have health insurance. And.. get this--Walmart takes out a life insurance policy on all employess. This is sick. When they die, Walmart gets something like 35g. I *hate* Walmart. |
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OT - More on Wal*Mart
There are lots of issues surrounding Walmart's business practices. And they
are not alone. In . net, jk stated | "FOB" wrote in message | . com... || ECONOMY - WAL-MART IS NO BARGAIN: CBS News reports Americans are || paying a stiff price for bargains at the mega corporation Wal-Mart. || According to a recent University of California, Berkeley study, || Wal-Mart actually takes a lot more from communities than it gives || back in low prices. "Because of the low wages and because people do || not have health insurance through their employer, people rely on || public support to make ends meet," says the school's Ken Jacobs. In || California, taxpayers pay an estimated $82-million a year to take || care of health care, food stamps, and other social services for || Wal-Mart employees. || || | | The bigger issue is all the smaller stores, and mom and pop shops | gone from the neighborhoods, some of which are now ghost towns. Is it | worth the cheaper prices? What happens when the net sellers put | Walmart out of business? | -- | JK Sinrod 6 years and 50 lbs Atkins guy | Sinrod Stained Glass Studios | www.sinrodstudios.com | Coney Island Memories | www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories |
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OT - More on Wal*Mart
There are lots of issues surrounding Walmart's business practices. And they
are not alone. In . net, jk stated | "FOB" wrote in message | . com... || ECONOMY - WAL-MART IS NO BARGAIN: CBS News reports Americans are || paying a stiff price for bargains at the mega corporation Wal-Mart. || According to a recent University of California, Berkeley study, || Wal-Mart actually takes a lot more from communities than it gives || back in low prices. "Because of the low wages and because people do || not have health insurance through their employer, people rely on || public support to make ends meet," says the school's Ken Jacobs. In || California, taxpayers pay an estimated $82-million a year to take || care of health care, food stamps, and other social services for || Wal-Mart employees. || || | | The bigger issue is all the smaller stores, and mom and pop shops | gone from the neighborhoods, some of which are now ghost towns. Is it | worth the cheaper prices? What happens when the net sellers put | Walmart out of business? | -- | JK Sinrod 6 years and 50 lbs Atkins guy | Sinrod Stained Glass Studios | www.sinrodstudios.com | Coney Island Memories | www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories |
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