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But they sell guns....so that makes it ok. jorno67 Jan 2013 #1
Dang! That is brilliant! tblue Jan 2013 #2
Don't most employees also have a Medicaid card for health insurance? SharonAnn Jan 2013 #42
Plus, don't forget the amount of money that Walmart glowing Jan 2013 #62
Walmart even has a phrase for it. It's called externalizing costs. brush Jan 2013 #105
rec and kick Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #3
Nice job.. russspeakeasy Jan 2013 #4
K&R lark Jan 2013 #5
Awesome graphic. K&R n/t FSogol Jan 2013 #6
K&R! n/t ceile Jan 2013 #7
Beautiful. K&R. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #8
Bless the job creators! SCVDem Jan 2013 #9
Each of the Waltons have $20 billion fasttense Jan 2013 #10
Exactly how Wal-fare is defined: alp227 Jan 2013 #87
K & R Should send this to every RW nut job we know. Outstanding. n/t Fla Dem Jan 2013 #11
AMEN jinx1 Jan 2013 #60
Very nicely done Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #12
K&R!!!! gateley Jan 2013 #13
K&R SunSeeker Jan 2013 #14
I regret . . . Brigid Jan 2013 #15
"If you work hard and play by the rules" PatSeg Jan 2013 #16
My mom's advice: NEVER play by their rules. aquart Jan 2013 #19
A corporation that declares a profit while debiting the nation is a parasite. aquart Jan 2013 #17
+1000 nt abelenkpe Jan 2013 #30
Why I won't shop at WalMart, and haven't in over a decade. SheilaT Jan 2013 #18
Wait... she makes $11 an hour to run a friggin' cash register? bobclark86 Jan 2013 #20
All you've done is make an argument for a higher minimum wage. Romulus Quirinus Jan 2013 #23
You're looking at it the wrong way bob... bluesbassman Jan 2013 #24
oh for god's sake. farcical. HiPointDem Jan 2013 #25
I think this is being used as an example of corporate welfare. redstatebluegirl Jan 2013 #26
If they get 40 hours eaglesfanintn Jan 2013 #31
Preaching to the choir redstatebluegirl Jan 2013 #36
Which brings us back to Unionism. Unions negotiating wages benefits even non-union workers JaneyVee Jan 2013 #50
So your argument is everyone should be paid less SomethingFishy Jan 2013 #29
Where to begin... bobclark86 Jan 2013 #33
So instead of fighting FOR higher wages for home-aides you would rather lower Wal-Mart salaries? JaneyVee Jan 2013 #54
You're being obtuse - though not deliberately I suspect. laundry_queen Jan 2013 #104
Exactly Benton D Struckcheon Jan 2013 #124
people who don't do Meaniepants Jan 2013 #122
Others make less and work harders so she should make less? abelenkpe Jan 2013 #32
Argumentum ad Misericordiam... Google it. bobclark86 Jan 2013 #38
How do you know her job doesn't require any skills? The graphic doesn't say what she does at Walmart smokey nj Jan 2013 #40
It's implied she is a basic employee... bobclark86 Jan 2013 #46
So Walmart isn't the problem, the people who think their employees should be paid better wages are smokey nj Jan 2013 #55
"Good Capitalists" Have Gone There erpowers Jan 2013 #80
a fundamental shift in people's viewpoints BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #85
I take it you've never worked at Walmart jmowreader Jan 2013 #94
Consider this also King_Klonopin Jan 2013 #110
You are on the wrong site FiveGoodMen Jan 2013 #41
Why is that? bobclark86 Jan 2013 #48
Just to take one example, we will always need garbage men FiveGoodMen Jan 2013 #52
And garbage men aren't Walmart greeters. bobclark86 Jan 2013 #59
Your thinking is bizarre. We're not supposed to be tearing others down, but lifting all up. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #56
Good point. bobclark86 Jan 2013 #63
Labor is labor, regardless of its social impact leftstreet Jan 2013 #70
You couldn't have made a better point. UtahLib Jan 2013 #69
We need to do BOTH! JimDandy Jan 2013 #98
"someone driving food to homebound seniors" eShirl Jan 2013 #112
Yeah whatever republican abelenkpe Jan 2013 #47
What, you can't handle a logical fallacy, bobclark86 Jan 2013 #57
That's the way it works in a capitalist society laundry_queen Jan 2013 #106
So Why Do You Have A Problem With Wal-Mart Paying Its Workers More Money? erpowers Jan 2013 #76
Ignorentum ad Foreveriam snort Jan 2013 #103
Darwinian Socialism - Google it newthinking Jan 2013 #111
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #35
Well, THAT was insightful... bobclark86 Jan 2013 #39
You belong at freerepublic abelenkpe Jan 2013 #49
no, i'm pretty satisfied with my original response to your dickish post.. frylock Jan 2013 #58
Really? People wioth a college degree who make less than $11 an hour with no benefits, no sick days SharonAnn Jan 2013 #44
It's far more common than you realize... bobclark86 Jan 2013 #65
LOL bongbong Jan 2013 #45
+1 for Mathematics. (n/t) klook Jan 2013 #53
The reality is that at $11/hr she makes $22,800 a year... bluesbassman Jan 2013 #64
Now subtract the necessities bongbong Jan 2013 #67
The simple fact is that it's immoral not to pay a living wage. OnionPatch Jan 2013 #66
Any job is worth what it brings in to the employer in profits bhikkhu Jan 2013 #91
Who said anything sulphurdunn Jan 2013 #92
You just argued against yourself. Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #99
Every worker, working every job, is entitled to a real living wage. morningfog Jan 2013 #101
So down the line you'll be for exterminating these people, right? JackRiddler Jan 2013 #117
Here, this should warm your heart - a *** thinking a waiter being tipped 18% is too much when God progree Jan 2013 #125
In a nutshell madokie Jan 2013 #21
But, but, but... bluesbassman Jan 2013 #22
Hey Paul Ryan!!! Want to know who the real takers are in society? Initech Jan 2013 #27
very good! limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #28
Superb. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #34
I'm actually surprised she makes $11 per hour. nt naaman fletcher Jan 2013 #37
K&R! sheshe2 Jan 2013 #43
nicely designed Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #51
That's why I will never step into another Walmart EVER Rider3 Jan 2013 #61
Great graphic exboyfil Jan 2013 #68
apple made a 42 billion dollar profit last year Mosby Jan 2013 #71
Not Talking About Unions erpowers Jan 2013 #73
Then why is there an obsession about retail? Mosby Jan 2013 #78
Here's One erpowers Jan 2013 #82
wow, that's great Mosby Jan 2013 #83
Because they hate Walmart. aptal Jan 2013 #102
Right, Walmart should cut their wages to zero so Walmart can lower their prices and make them better progree Jan 2013 #127
That Is Not Accurate erpowers Feb 2013 #128
It would probably also increase inflation aptal Feb 2013 #130
These are the reasons I have not set foot in a Walmart since indepat Jan 2013 #72
But, PROFITS are AMERICAN! Wur nummer wun! Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #74
Outstanding !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2013 #75
So why isn't there a movement to start tipping Walmart employees? dkf Jan 2013 #77
I'm guessing because they aren't allowed to take it. laundry_queen Jan 2013 #107
Yeah, that would fix everything... Hissyspit Jan 2013 #113
It keeps Walmart low cost for those who can't afford it yet gives an avenue for those who can afford dkf Jan 2013 #121
Elected Democrats have a plan to fix this. Here it is: MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #79
That is brilliant tavalon Jan 2013 #81
Walmart pays Faith shit wages because Faith accepts it. Brickbat Jan 2013 #84
This is great! K&R! smirkymonkey Jan 2013 #86
Shared! calimary Jan 2013 #88
Wish I had BILLIONS and BILLIONS of recs to give this. The Waltons are welfare queens (and kings.) beac Jan 2013 #89
Walmart reflects your average human character, though. DaveJ Jan 2013 #90
O.K., I just read a book! Coyotl Jan 2013 #93
The real terrorists on this planet are corporate terrorists. Initech Jan 2013 #95
THAT was BRILLIANT. O.M. G. LittleGirl Jan 2013 #96
reply to find later rurallib Jan 2013 #97
Brilliant, Playinghardball, simply brilliant! another_liberal Jan 2013 #100
Sickening colsohlibgal Jan 2013 #108
K&R PrezHillary2016 Jan 2013 #109
I'VE GOT IT! FAITH JUST NEEDS TO HIRE A GOOD TEAM OF LOBBIESTS AND MAKE LOTS OF CONTRIBUTION$ drynberg Jan 2013 #114
There is a simple sure fire solution: UNIONIZE and demand fair pay and benefits. olegramps Jan 2013 #115
Ironic Freethinker65 Jan 2013 #116
Change always starts from a realization from inside and any object in motion tends to stay in motion nolabels Jan 2013 #118
the graphic is not effective marketing datasuspect Jan 2013 #119
Former WalMart CEO Lee Scott said, regarding the Employee Free Choice Act: HughBeaumont Jan 2013 #120
#FiveDollarDay NewYorkTaxPayer Jan 2013 #123
Pretty damn good example of communicating ..... oldhippie Jan 2013 #126
Like a virus baldguy Feb 2013 #129
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