+1 @@little_old_man
I couldn't have said it better myself
the amount of mis-information about Wal-Mart is mind-boggling!
people just repost it every day.
interesting fact...
a few of my friends work at our local Wal-Mart
and have for years.. they have decent Insurance and make over $20 an hour
well ABOVE the poverty line
a couple of them have been there for over 20 years. (2 of them are married and are both are dept managers and have a pretty decent combined income (around 90k yr, that's pretty high in our area)
the notion that ANY company should pay everyone a "livable wage" is ludicrous,
we don't have the right to a livable wage, if we fail to prepare ourselves for our future.. we lose
and lets face it, stocking peas on a shelf is a MINIMUM wage job..
I worked there on my way up, everyone has to start somewhere, and since they are the biggest employer in the world (aside from the US Govt) what better place to start!
I learned about running a department, ordering, Hiring people, profit margins....
all stuff that helps me run a successful business today..
it really wasn't as bad as people make it out to be
I wonder how many of today's and tomorrow's entrepreneurs started there?
the amount of charitable donations that company hands out over and over is stunning! (1.3 Billion in 2013)
2 Billion to "fight hunger"
they have committed 20 Billion to buy from women owned businesses
as for all the china made crap..
that solution is simple...
Wal-mart, Target, Meijer and all the other places like that are here for one reason... to sell stuff for a profit..
if we don't buy it.. they won't sell it.. plain and simple..
they will adapt..
let that garbage sit on their shelves and rot.. they will mark it down and never order it again
the real problem (as I see it)
everyone wants to make "good money" but nobody wants to work hard for it