<p>"U obviously havent because every single one of ur "facts" has been shot down,"</p>
<p>Just because someone may try to "shoot down" one of the supported facts as to why walmart is corrupt does not mean they were successful in disproving it. In fact, none of you have been successful at disproving any of them.</p>
<p>And, if you think I'm brainwashed..you are worse. I'm sure your views are just as old-fashioned and outdated as your parents.</p>
<p>Wal-Mart employs vocations to those who do not possess the educational acumen to be successful. A store such as Wal-Mart provides the opportunity for a person to earn an income for those who lack an education or who immigrated into this country with nothing. Without Wal-Mart, millions would be unemployed and out of work collecting welfare. Without Wal-Mart, factories, truckers, and distribution facilities would close, leading to an alarming recession in this nation.</p>
<pre><code> Talkell, the sole purpose of your presence here is to market your "brothers" movie. The assumption made that you defeated those who are pro-Wal-Mart is ludicrous. You have failed in every attempt to successfully denounce Wal-Mart and "prove" the evil of this corporation. Please, get off your marketing podium for your "brothers" movie. I guarantee your "brother's movie" was influenced by loons like Michael Moore who declare everything conservative value "evil". Have a God blessed day!
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<p>tallkell, I believe, joined CC well before this thread started.</p>
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The fact that walmart ruins small businesses?
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<p>You do realize that Wal-Mart was a small business at one time as well, right? You hate Wal-Mart, but do you also hate Intel, AMD, Ford, Toyota, Sony, and Nintendo?</p>
<p>They're all big business that have "ruined" small businesses. </p>
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The fact that walmart does not provide security cameras to prevent rape, theft, and murder?
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<p>Is that their responsibility? Should we have cameras on every street corner as well?</p>
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The fact that walmart discriminates against women?
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<p>Proof?</p>
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The fact that walmart has sweatshops in China?
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<p>Who doesn't? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I always love how people complain, "OMG! This Chinese guy only makes $5 a day!" and proceed to ignore the fact that the amount they make is usually a livable wage.</p>
<p>Look, I think that Wal-Mart needs to improve its employment practices, but I don't see how they're any worse than any other big successful company.</p>
<p>Talkell, I believe, started this thread to:
1. Bash Wal-Mart
2 Promote "brothers" movie</p>
<p>I concur with UCLAri. The fact of the matter is that working conditions are no worse at a Wal-Mart Supercenter than at a Mcdonalds or a Janitor. There is room for improvement, but certainly conditions at Wal-Mart are no worse than at any other blue-collar job. PERIOD!</p>
<p>"Wal-Mart employs vocations to those who do not possess the educational acumen to be successful. A store such as Wal-Mart provides the opportunity for a person to earn an income for those who lack an education or who immigrated into this country with nothing. Without Wal-Mart, millions would be unemployed and out of work collecting welfare. Without Wal-Mart, factories, truckers, and distribution facilities would close, leading to an alarming recession in this nation."</p>
<p>After reading this tallkell, u must be sick in ur head to believe that WalMart is a "corrupt" company. Also, because of all ur crazy talk, I did a photo presentation on the greatness of WalMart that I'll be presenting in class.</p>
<p>P.S. I think WalMart is going to be on The Apprentice tonight, u should watch it tallkell!</p>
<p>Wal-Mart was on the Apprentice this eve. Twas a good episode!</p>
<p>She didn't start it. It can't be that hard for you to see who started it; just go to page one and look at the OP's handle. She's also pointed out that she doesn't agree with everything that's in the movie. </p>
<p>UCLAri, until very recently Wal-Mart had a very troubling pattern of keeping women out of management positions. They were sued and women in Congress also advocated for a change in Wal-Mart's employment practices. You can find more info on it here:
<a href="http://www.forbes.com/2004/06/23/cx_da_0623topnews.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.forbes.com/2004/06/23/cx_da_0623topnews.html</a></p>
<p>I've talked about this earlier in the thread, but I agree, 12 cents an hour goes much much further in China than it does here.</p>
<p>pip-pip,</p>
<p>Then I stand corrected on the women issue. I still don't see how that makes Wal-Mart the EEEEVVIILLL Empire, though. </p>
<p>I mean, I'd love it if little mom and pop stores could bring good prices and affordability. However, they can't. Just come live in Japan and see what inefficient little stores do to your pocketbook.</p>
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Wal-Mart was on the Apprentice this eve. Twas a good episode!
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<p>Well Im on the West Coast (where it goes down), so it doesnt start till 10, which is in 1 hour.</p>
<p>No, no, I don't come down on the side of Wal-Mart being the evil empire either. I think that for the most part it's doing more good than harm in developing regions, but I question how sustainable that will be. </p>
<p>I do have a problem with their healthcare policies, as it can create a major tax burden in small states like mine. But that's part of a larger problem; the inadequacies of healthcare in US. I think WalMart is making progress, it just has a loooooong way to go. Like I do. On my paper.</p>
<p>pip-pip,</p>
<p>It's interesting how part of me can admire Wal-Mart (especially after reading about in "The World is Flat"), and another part of me can really dislike it.</p>
<p>I think that their models (i.e. meeting store demand directly, moving stock to meet demands elsewhere) are the way of the future. Honestly, people seem to think that Wal-Mart gets their prices low through dark magic and killing minority babies. No. They do it largely through shrewd supply and demand models.</p>
<p>And in part through awful hiring practices. Then again, to be fair, it's not like Wal-Mart Central can always be aware of what Wal-Mart in Shanghai is doing. They should always try to be, but it's possible that some of the problems slipped under the radar (of course, we should err on the side of caution.)</p>
<p>But I do find it funny how people think that small business treat their employees SOOO much better. Most of them probably haven't worked for one.</p>
<p>wal-mart is the greatest corporation ever.. in fact I think they are pretty much unstoppable for at least the next 80 years...</p>
<p>One of the problems with big chains like Walmart is that they squeeze out the mom and pop stores in the areas because they have bargaining power to get their goods at much lower prices. If you combine this with the low wages they pay their workers, which they can do once the other retail is gone, the result is a lower standard of living for the community.
New article from St. Louis about this phenomenon:</p>
<p>Don't lower prices increase purchasing power of everyone in the community.</p>
<p>All things being equal, yes. The point of the article is that the presence of a Walmart changes the landscape. If people are out of work, or have to buy their own health insurance, or can only get part time work, or are only making a fraction of what they made before, lower prices don't compensate.</p>
<p>Wal-Mart is awesome. Yay Wal-Mart.</p>
<p>I live in a county of 700,000+ people within a few square miles, and we have several friggin Wal-Marts.</p>
<p>That's probably because Wal-Mart has alot of lower-income customers. Lower-income ppl are more likely to use public transportation, which takes much longer. For example, it takes me at least 45 minutes to get to my university by bus, but only 10-15 by car. When you're carrying a bunch of stuff, it becomes an even bigger pain.</p>