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I dont know if you guys know what all goes into putting a Wal-Mart up but my goodness theres always a fight in every city to keep it out of their city.
Do you guys have any problems with Wal-Mart? go to Walmart facts\ they have such a bad rap but i personally see nothing wrong with the company. They are an excellent company for wifes or family members of those who live on military bases. Gives people a chance to work. -------------------- Cruisin down the street in my Infiniti...always lookin for my next trip to Sin City
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QUOTE It tells why globalization is good and how protectionism is bad. That's a really black and white view of a very complicated issue. Especially for a book that's only 100 pages.. This post has been edited by soltrain: Sep 7, 2005 - 5:39 PM |
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QUOTE(soltrain @ Sep 7, 2005 - 3:38 PM) QUOTE It tells why globalization is good and how protectionism is bad. That's a really black and white view of a very complicated issue. Especially for a book that's only 100 pages.. [right][snapback]331840[/snapback][/right] Then read this one instead: The Commanding Heights. It's about 300-400 pages and a much more difficult and boring read but takes the same stance. It's even better because it gives historical proof. Our country's economy has been much stronger as a whole since the existence of Wal-Mart and globalization. The fact of the matter is that there have always been low paying jobs and cheap labor in this country. What industry and company it is in is just irrelevant. I seriously don't think a small local business would pay any better than a Wal-Mart. If Wal-Mart has so many problems like everyone says, then there's room for competition. Personally, I don't even shop at Wal-Mart, and I'm poor. I don't like a single thing in their store, and they don't have a thing I can't find somewhere else. I don't like their big parking lot and long lines. Same thing with Meijer's and all the other "big box" stores. |
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QUOTE(BlackSTX @ Sep 8, 2005 - 2:20 AM) QUOTE(soltrain @ Sep 7, 2005 - 3:38 PM) QUOTE It tells why globalization is good and how protectionism is bad. That's a really black and white view of a very complicated issue. Especially for a book that's only 100 pages.. [right][snapback]331840[/snapback][/right] Then read this one instead: The Commanding Heights. It's about 300-400 pages and a much more difficult and boring read but takes the same stance. It's even better because it gives historical proof. Our country's economy has been much stronger as a whole since the existence of Wal-Mart and globalization. The fact of the matter is that there have always been low paying jobs and cheap labor in this country. What industry and company it is in is just irrelevant. I seriously don't think a small local business would pay any better than a Wal-Mart. If Wal-Mart has so many problems like everyone says, then there's room for competition. Personally, I don't even shop at Wal-Mart, and I'm poor. I don't like a single thing in their store, and they don't have a thing I can't find somewhere else. I don't like their big parking lot and long lines. Same thing with Meijer's and all the other "big box" stores. [right][snapback]331927[/snapback][/right] C'mon now... you're from Florence Kentucky... 25,000 90% white "MIDDLE CLASS" population. What could you possibly know about living in poorest parts of the country? What experience could you possibly have about downsized buisness ousourcing jobs so Americans have the "opportunity" to attain new "better" jobs? Realize that most people who's jobs get outsourced do NOT suddenly gain new skills and reap the benefits of being "released" by getting better paying jobs (Released is a funny word too. I doubt people were actually locked up at a decent job... so they aren't actually being "released" or "let go"... kicked the fawk out perhaps). That's just a joke. It's so funny you actually believe that and you believe this because you read it in a book. Most people who get their jobs outsourced end up flipping burgers for minimum wage... assuming that can even support their families, pay the bills, and maintain their standard of living (hell no!). Go to LA... a city where not everyone is white and makes 45-50K a year, and take a look around... and see how great of jobs people have from big buisness globalization. See how well off these people are because their well paying jobs with good benefits have moved to a country where people are willing to work for 10 cents a day. -------------------- "It's ok to be naked girl... I'm an artist!"
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QUOTE(Kwanza26 @ Sep 7, 2005 - 10:29 PM) QUOTE(BlackSTX @ Sep 8, 2005 - 2:20 AM) QUOTE(soltrain @ Sep 7, 2005 - 3:38 PM) QUOTE It tells why globalization is good and how protectionism is bad. That's a really black and white view of a very complicated issue. Especially for a book that's only 100 pages.. [right][snapback]331840[/snapback][/right] Then read this one instead: The Commanding Heights. It's about 300-400 pages and a much more difficult and boring read but takes the same stance. It's even better because it gives historical proof. Our country's economy has been much stronger as a whole since the existence of Wal-Mart and globalization. The fact of the matter is that there have always been low paying jobs and cheap labor in this country. What industry and company it is in is just irrelevant. I seriously don't think a small local business would pay any better than a Wal-Mart. If Wal-Mart has so many problems like everyone says, then there's room for competition. Personally, I don't even shop at Wal-Mart, and I'm poor. I don't like a single thing in their store, and they don't have a thing I can't find somewhere else. I don't like their big parking lot and long lines. Same thing with Meijer's and all the other "big box" stores. [right][snapback]331927[/snapback][/right] C'mon now... you're from Florence Kentucky... 25,000 90% white "MIDDLE CLASS" population. What could you possibly know about living in poorest parts of the country? What experience could you possibly have about downsized buisness ousourcing jobs so Americans have the "opportunity" to attain new "better" jobs? Realize that most people who's jobs get outsourced do NOT suddenly gain new skills and reap the benefits of being "released" by getting better paying jobs (Released is a funny word too. I doubt people were actually locked up at a decent job... so they aren't actually being "released" or "let go"... kicked the fawk out perhaps). That's just a joke. It's so funny you actually believe that and you believe this because you read it in a book. Most people who get their jobs outsourced end up flipping burgers for minimum wage... assuming that can even support their families, pay the bills, and maintain their standard of living (hell no!). Go to LA... a city where not everyone is white and makes 45-50K a year, and take a look around... and see how great of jobs people have from big buisness globalization. See how well off these people are because their well paying jobs with good benefits have moved to a country where people are willing to work for 10 cents a day. [right][snapback]332001[/snapback][/right] Dude, I'm not from Florence. I still don't make 45,000-50,000 a year either. I grew up in a trailer in central Kentucky in a town called Athertonville. Look up the stats for that place. You can't seriously tell me that you think there are many places in the U.S. that are as impoverished as rural Kentucky. I started out working the register at a Long John Silver's for $5 an hour, then worked in a facotry for $6 an hour, then went to college. I ended up in Florence after my wife took a job there. Most people move here because of "globalization". Procter & Gamble is located in the area, and Toyota's North American manufacturing headquarters is two miles away, and we have an industrial park full of internationally owned companies. The two "big towns" I grew up near each got Wal-Marts when I was a kid and it was good for both of them. Both towns had lost a lot of low paying jobs from factories that supplied parts to automotive manufacturers and GE appliance park in Louisville. Wal-Mart gave jobs to a lot of these people. My point is that instead of pouting about the lost job opportunities in my home towns I seized the opportunity to go to college and find an even better job. Some of you think you have the "right" to have a good job and that it's supposed to be provided for you. That's not the case. Sometimes, you have to make things happen for yourselves. Instead of complaining about your low-paying jobs, pick up a classified ad and pick one of the many thousands of jobs listed. I find it hard to believe there are no open jobs in L.A. If there aren't, then move to Florence. |
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