All Hail Walmart

Re: [spiers] Re: All Hail Walmart

I know several people who work at Walmart, and I have to say they are offer
great
entry level positions with lots of training. Many complain about the low wages
and
meager benefit package, but there is ample opportunity for those who choose
the
path of advancement, or simply a handy place to work while they attend college
or wish to supplement their retirement income.

If wages and benefits were higher at Walmart, then their sale items would be
more
expensive opening the door for other inexpensive big box stores who would most
likely adopt similar policies to keep prices low.

I like "Wallyworld" as we call it here in Marysville, Wa. I enjoy shopping for
inexpensive items and I enjoy the brief hellos to my friends who work there.

Any large corporation is likely to generate complaints from either competitors
or
employees. I once worked in the HR dept of Washington States' 9th largest
employer. Our entry level wage starts at nearly $11hr, and our health & benefit
package
are the best in the state. Complaints? Of course, and lots of them!

Linda


spiersegroups wrote:
There is a difference between Walmart using eminent domain, something a small
company cannot do, and Walmart encouraging employees to go on welfare,
something small businesses can do as well. Only big biz can entice a local
government to rob the small to serve the large, but all businesses, large and
small,
similarly benefit from welfare. Indeed, Walmart is obliged to encourage
employees to
collect welfare, since their competitors do as well, and to remain competitive
at the
big biz level, all big biz must do it.

In this instance the problem is govt intervening in medicine. In the measure
this is a
market distortion, is the measure biz opportunities open up...

John

--- In spiers@yahoogroups.com, M A Granich wrote:
>
> > I do object to the relatively new policy of getting
> > local government to use eminent domain to
> > condemn and seize private property for the benefit
> > of another private property owner (see the
> > kelo rulings).
>
> The Seattle Times also recently ran a story about the
> State of WA. providing hundreds of Walmart employees
> with healthcare via Medicaid or the State's basic
> health plan to the tune of millions of dollars. And
> Walmart encourages this. I find that equally
> objectionable.
>
> Anthony
>







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