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CincyDem

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3. Privatize profits, socialize costs

Tue Oct 7, 2014, 11:50 AM

Oct 2014

Just another example of the current American corporate mantra.

As to balancing the costs to workers as well as to Wal-Mart...hmmmm...I wonder how that balance is going to tip ?

My only saving grace is that once upon a time, we looked at GM as the largest corporation in America and if, at that time, someone had said they will be on the verge of disappearing you would have look at them like they were nuts. That gives me hope that someday WalMart will be on the verge of extinction. It would be a better world.

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Wal-Mart plans to eliminate health insurance coverage for some of its part-time U.S. employees [View all] kpete Oct 2014 OP

all that wealth in the walmart family and still they do this belzabubba333 Oct 2014 #1

I think it should only be for new hires yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #7

Just how many of those SheilaT Oct 2014 #2

Privatize profits, socialize costs CincyDem Oct 2014 #3

Well the problem is yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #8

Wow, is Walmart looking for cost-saving ideas? leftstreet Oct 2014 #4

hard to believe they ever gave benefits to part-timers. librechik Oct 2014 #5

In the long-term I think it is necessary to break the cycle..... NCTraveler Oct 2014 #6

I really, seriously wonder why they have any employees left. Initech Oct 2014 #9

Of course it does. Billions of dollars depend on it. Rex Oct 2014 #10