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The Jungle 1

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7. Honesty

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Sat Feb 27, 2021, 09:58 AM

Feb 2021

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Walmart announced it will give 425,000 employees a raise, a move that will increase its average pay to above $15 an hour.

I am no fan of walfart but we must be honest. The pressure is working. Now we must get the rest of the greedy American corporations to pay a fair wage and remove their workers from public assistance.

How about a tax if you have workers on public assistance you pay for it.

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Bernie: The Wealthiest Family In The Country Refuse To Pay A Living Wage [View all] Donkees Feb 2021 OP

Why I don't shop there. mikeysnot Feb 2021 #1

Me neither kcr Feb 2021 #3

We joined Costco and glad we did mikeysnot Feb 2021 #4

Same here Auggie Feb 2021 #11

They should match Costco, who just went to 16 usd per hour Celerity Feb 2021 #2

But that's the model for American business now FakeNoose Feb 2021 #5

This is how he is better genxlib Feb 2021 #6

I suspect that effort is designed more to thwart unionism Major Nikon Feb 2021 #12

They treat their employees like crap. They need to be boycotted until Hotler Feb 2021 #16

"Near slavery" is not exactly true, but point well taken. Having grown up in a time when one working dameatball Feb 2021 #9

Honesty The Jungle 1 Feb 2021 #7

Watched him and loved it malaise Feb 2021 #8

Bernie will always fight for the poor & middle class. KS Toronado Feb 2021 #10

The fact we have to subsidize their employees is insane SoonerPride Feb 2021 #13

Their grandchildren's grandchildren will never have to work. JohnnyRingo Feb 2021 #14

Bernie, start using the words selfish and selfishness when talking Hotler Feb 2021 #15

There's not much I'd change about that quote. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #17

I have never and will never shop there. bif Feb 2021 #18