. said:

Cheaper, quality goods and the convenience of almost everything under one roof.
Provides lots of employment at competitive pay.

Seems like it makes a great case for Capitalism.

anon_for_this said:

. said:

Cheaper, quality goods and the convenience of almost everything under one roof.
Provides lots of employment at competitive pay.

Seems like it makes a great case for Capitalism.

A perfect example of Capitalism: paying its average worker so little they must collect welfare (e.g. food stamps, medicaid) to survive.

JWP said:

Solution is to end welfare.

Then business are forced to pay a living wage.

BTW - don't like being a working in someone elses business ?

Then start your own.

Cant start your own.

Then be a good hard worker for someone else.

9824 said:

JWP said:

Solution is to end welfare.

Then business are forced to pay a living wage.

BTW - don't like being a working in someone elses business ?

Then start your own.

Cant start your own.

Then be a good hard worker for someone else.

How do you define 'living wage'?

. said:

Cheaper, quality goods and the convenience of almost everything under one roof.
Provides lots of employment at competitive pay.

Seems like it makes a great case for Capitalism.

JWP said:

Enough to live on........

but market actually determines the precise wage

[you have an extra needed skill,... you can get higher wage]

[when government seeks to set wage, it just fouls things up worse]

Mooncusser said:

Walmart is an excellent example. Good selection and service at great price which makes other retailers get better or fail with "no bailouts". If you really think about it, Walmart does more for their employed customers than the government.

Mr_Right said:

'Living Wage' is a term created by the government, so you are just sending out an invitation to let them fuck you.
I say scrap 'minimum wage' too and let the market decide.

MW.nli said:

Wal-Mart could not exist without the Government supporting them through benefits to employees. Get real.

MW.nli said:

. said:

Cheaper, quality goods and the convenience of almost everything under one roof.
Provides lots of employment at competitive pay.

Seems like it makes a great case for Capitalism.

Good example of unbridled capitalism. A good example of capitalism should include a decent wage for employees, along with a reasonable rate of return of investment. Wal-Mart provides the latter at the dereliction of the former.

MW.nli said:

Mr_Right said:

'Living Wage' is a term created by the government, so you are just sending out an invitation to let them fuck you.
I say scrap 'minimum wage' too and let the market decide.

Like China? So very wrong.

Mr_Right said:

Right or wrong this is what happens in the global economy.
What has happened in the US will continue till the all people in the world will earn the average income.

Sad, but true.

Mr_Right said:

It is a better example of global capitalism. Walmart is still in the US only because of consumers. Walmart is still in China only because of production. You cannot fault them. Blame your politicians instead.
Walmart just a pawn in game of life.

JWP said:

Business are started by people for the purpose of making profit for the starters.

Generally these starters don't hold gun to head of strangers to make them work for them.

If the worker thinks he is worth more,... then he can go get it.

Or start his own business. Or more commonly, vote for someone who will promise to make laws forcing business to pay him more than the business would pay without the government force of law.

But when government steps in and makes businesses keep workers that the business owners deem not worth thier pay,...
then the result is business going elsewhere. Or just folding.

Mr_Right said:

JWP said:

Enough to live on........

but market actually determines the precise wage

[you have an extra needed skill,... you can get higher wage]

[when government seeks to set wage, it just fouls things up worse]

'Living Wage' is a term created by the government, so you are just sending out an invitation to let them fuck you.
I say scrap 'minimum wage' too and let the market decide.

KM.as.a.dot said:

Not only a great example of capitalism, Walmart is a fantastic example of what short sighted morans Americans are.

Ask the Germans and the Japanese why they are willing to pay more for domestic goods, because Americans certainly won't.

MW.nli said:

Mr_Right said:

Right or wrong this is what happens in the global economy.
What has happened in the US will continue till the all people in the world will earn the average income.

Sad, but true.

Fuck the global economy. Are you a "One World" believer?

This is YOUR Nation we're talking about. Don't you want it to prosper as a whole?