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1StrongBlackMan

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31. And I'm pretty certain ...

Reply to Politicub (Reply #8)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 12:01 AM

Jan 2014

that someone that's been out of work for more than 6 months and has had their U/C cut off, won't take kindly to folks that have jobs condemning walmart for offering them a job ... even if it only pays minimum wage.

It's like the comfortable, employed folks that cheering the U.S. going over the fiscal cliff because all of the bush tax cuts weren't reversed ... never-mind the 100,000s of folks that got hurt.

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CNN exclusive: Obama says Walmart, Apple, others to help jobless [View all] okaawhatever Jan 2014 OP

Apple and Ford is great. But Wal-Mart - seriously? LynneSin Jan 2014 #1

Agreed lsewpershad Jan 2014 #5

Or . . . another_liberal Jan 2014 #6

Unfortunately, Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #7

and guillotine making. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #18

But I DO know people who know how to make catapults. Neoma Jan 2014 #25

I agree with you. Metaphorically, of course. marble falls Jan 2014 #20

YEs- NYtoBush-Drop Dead Jan 2014 #35

Walmart can be pretty shitty Politicub Jan 2014 #8

Agreed. Plus just getting people back to work does a lot for their confidence. WhoWoodaKnew Jan 2014 #22

My thought, Pc.. about the Walmart. Sometimes ya Cha Jan 2014 #29

And I'm pretty certain ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #31

they often screen out the unemployed altogether...short AND longterm. VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #2

Absolutely bucolic_frolic Jan 2014 #15

And older people. enlightenment Jan 2014 #27

They check what year you graduated college to judge your age... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #30

I'm old enough to remember when this sort of enlightenment Jan 2014 #33

THIS>>>>>>>>>>>> Cha Jan 2014 #28

Can I have some fries with that? adirondacker Jan 2014 #3

Good one... IthinkThereforeIAM Jan 2014 #12

How timely... defacto7 Jan 2014 #4

Or..... Phlem Jan 2014 #9

"Sure, we'll hire more people, but louis-t Jan 2014 #10

Well, look on the bright side; Walmart will receive MORE taxpayers food stamp dollars so there is no adirondacker Jan 2014 #11

We're not too far behind China. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2014 #13

Good, BO, Best Practices is a start bucolic_frolic Jan 2014 #14

how about a better wage too? rurallib Jan 2014 #16

I like that, but how about sending Congressional Republicans to Guantanamo? onehandle Jan 2014 #17

That's me. Phone calls and emails completely stop after 6 months. tofuandbeer Jan 2014 #19

At what wage? I call BS. "Best practices" is meaningless. End costly trade agreements, break up Wal- grahamhgreen Jan 2014 #21

Agreed! This is window dressing for TPP. n/t cprise Jan 2014 #23

Goddamn, now that's thinking outside the box! randome Jan 2014 #24

I agree. I think Obama took advantage of the backlash from the gov't shutdown and got with okaawhatever Jan 2014 #26

Or he'll do what? Cry? grahamhgreen Jan 2014 #34

I was thinking in a big box. adirondacker Jan 2014 #32