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dawg

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15. Walmart isn't the monster it's sometimes made out to be.

Mon Aug 28, 2017, 10:44 AM

Aug 2017

Yes they are anti-union. Almost religiously so.

But this new CEO raised wages and invested in his people almost as soon as he assumed power. Walmart puts pressure on the Arkansas government not to go full-on anti-gay like Mike Pence did in Indiana. And there are other things they have done that have shown them to occasionally have a conscience.

They aren't exactly UNICEF. But they are no worse than Home Depot, Amazon, Microsoft, or any of the other corporate monsters out there.

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Credit where credit is due... Walmart sticking it to Trump [View all] hlthe2b Aug 2017 OP

Very nice. This issue gives us some very strange bedfellows but I'll take it. Squinch Aug 2017 #1

Few companies want to be associated with racism and neo-fascism. Willie Pep Aug 2017 #2

True, but they could have simply left it at a statement following the resignation from Trump's board hlthe2b Aug 2017 #3

A lot of nonwhite people work and shop at Walmart dalton99a Aug 2017 #4

As I said, there is self-interest involved... still I don't see a lot of others taking such a public hlthe2b Aug 2017 #5

I'll take the cynical view HAB911 Aug 2017 #6

I already made my disclaimer, so I'll leave it at that. hlthe2b Aug 2017 #7

Oh, no argument from me HAB911 Aug 2017 #8

This illustrates exactly what I've never understood about big companies embracing ProfessorPlum Aug 2017 #9

Good time to remember Walmart was a Katrina first responder. Hortensis Aug 2017 #10

I did not know that... Pretty amazing as they didn't have to do anything. nt Phoenix61 Aug 2017 #16

I love finding out that my negative opinions are wrong renate Aug 2017 #40

Exactly the same here, Renate. :) Hortensis Aug 2017 #41

As much as the Waltons come through after disasters DK504 Aug 2017 #11

Maybe more paintings for the Crystal Bridges Museum dalton99a Aug 2017 #12

So Wal-Mart is damned if they do---damned if they don't. Grammy23 Aug 2017 #13

Not a Walmart fan, but wow,... MarianJack Aug 2017 #14

Walmart isn't the monster it's sometimes made out to be. dawg Aug 2017 #15

In some rural communities LakeArenal Aug 2017 #17

Really? lillypaddle Aug 2017 #20

Oh yes LakeArenal Aug 2017 #22

Gotcha lillypaddle Aug 2017 #23

Saw this exact same thing the other night. moda253 Aug 2017 #39

Plenty of minorities and lower income people shop and work at Wal-Mart IronLionZion Aug 2017 #18

In the middle income demographic, but I shop at Wal-mart - it's called having kids... iluvtennis Aug 2017 #32

A lot of white people shop there, too lillypaddle Aug 2017 #19

Truth Hekate Aug 2017 #35

I use Walmart lillypaddle Aug 2017 #45

+1 Jamaal510 Aug 2017 #43

I've used walmarts new 2 day delivery, unlike prime-Amazon- it's free delivery. Local people Sunlei Aug 2017 #21

I use their pick up lillypaddle Aug 2017 #24

Largest employer in the US by a large margin IronLionZion Aug 2017 #34

Heartwarming ad democrank Aug 2017 #25

In the short run I will partner up with the devil, if it takes power from the Nazi. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #26

Sort of like WWII: the US & GB were allies w/ Russia CottonBear Aug 2017 #29

Exactly. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #30

piss on walmart anyway. KG Aug 2017 #27

Love it! onetexan Aug 2017 #28

I was watching that ad on tv and thought, "wow, nice!" eissa Aug 2017 #31

Won't get me to shop there, volstork Aug 2017 #33

An ad doesn't erase their abhorrent business practices or how they treat workers. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #36

Thank you for this, hlthe2b. Praise where praise is due... Hekate Aug 2017 #37

That is nice for them to do something nice. Doreen Aug 2017 #38

Living wage legislation and aggressive labor regulation would make WalMart much more tolerable. hunter Aug 2017 #42

So it's Walmart giving me a lump in my throat Jim Lane Aug 2017 #44

Now If They Would Just Treat Their Employees Like Costco Does colsohlibgal Aug 2017 #46

Thanks for posting this. cwydro Aug 2017 #47