Originally Posted by
milky
Yes, Walmart is almost as evil as I am. Doesn't matter how many millions of people have a higher standard of living because of Walmart. Doesn't matter that they usually have a 25 to 1 application to available job when they open a store. They are pulling this country right down the drain. Meanwhile, unions have singlehandedly made things like our education system tops in the world.
What can I say, you answered yourself and showed a complete lack of understanding.
WalMart comes into towns proclaiming goodness and light, puts smaller businesses out of business, killing the economy. But wait! Come to work for WalMart! We'll pay you full time to get the store opened, then cut you back to part time so we don't have to pay benefits. What a deal.
They come to town with big plans and demand tax breaks to set up shop. Who pays for the tax breaks? The customers who are getting a "deal."
Who pays for the employee or their family when they get sick and have no health insurance? The taxpayer, when the employee takes them to the local emergency room with no insurance...but wait! When they APPLIED for the job, WalMart told them how to go get FREE INSURANCE from the state and federal govenrments! Who pays? The taxpayer.
When they go to a supplier and buy up their entire production line at below production cost, who loses jobs? Taxpaying Americans! because WalMart pushes the manufacturer to move the production to a plant in China. Not true, you say? Look it up. the owner of LawnBoy (or Toro, I forget which), got that squeeze play two years ago. Told WalMart he couldn't put Americans out of work like that. And who would service his product? WalMart said don't worry about the employees and when it breaks, it'll be so cheap, they'll buy another one.
He told them to pound sand.
And when the local economy craps? WalMart pulls down the signs and leaves. Leaving yet another town with no small business infrastructure and folks out of jobs.
If you want to support this kind of company, be my guest. I'll gladly pay the extra $$ to keep money in my community with businesses who keep it here too. I have not set foot in a WalMart in 15 years and will not.
Now you blame unions for our educational system.
As to the kind of pilot you will be? Well, you've made that pretty clear. Opportunistic, self centered, and willing to suck up to anyone to get ahead, or bust minimums to get in and earn extra brownie points.
Management is gonna LOVE you....