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In reply to the discussion: The Most Addictive Infographic About Walmart's Greed We've Ever Seen [View all]King_Klonopin
(1,306 posts)1) What other employment options does this woman have?
Walmart kills competition and good-paying jobs.
2) She may, in fact, have a college degree or other skills.
But, like many friends of my own, she may be forced to
take a job at Walmart which is well below her skill level
because the job market is so depressed, which results
in people accepting LOW WAGE jobs out of desperation.
3) If you asked her, I think she would say that her job
is "socially valuable" to her daughter (for one).
4) Who am I to deem myself the arbiter of the social value
of anyone's work. I am a nurse. I make 5 TIMES more than
this woman's pay rate. I feel I earn every cent, BUT is my
work really 5 times more valuable than hers ?
5) The wealthy corporatist of this country have pulled off an
amazing slight-of-hand: they have managed to pit worker
against worker, such as the fueling a contrived animosity
against unions and using the lowest common denominator
as "the standard" rather than a higher vision of "living wages"
for our labor force.
Walmart spends MILLIONS of dollars to prevent their employees
from organizing unions. Money that could be spent on raising
their wages. Follow the money. Where they keep their treasure
is where you will find their heart.
My anger is reserved for the greedy, antisocial companies
(who are people, too, my friends) like Mall-Warts which
suck the life out of their workers and pass the cost on to
the public. It is evil in the purest sense.