Walmart:11-21-06 Wal-Mart slashes food prices in half ahead of Thanksgiving

[Steeplerot]

quit your e-thug bit CaD you talk a lot of sh1t but your mesage is still as empty and short-sighted as the dittoheads you got it from.

The trash you spew might as well have come from foxnews straight up.
We can watch the TV if we want the predictable GOP lines.

Make a original point or quit whining/trolling for attention. Sh1t or get off the pot.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: Steeplerot
quit your e-thug bit CaD you talk a lot of sh1t but your mesage is still as empty and short-sighted as the dittoheads you got it from.
Make your point or quit whining/trolling for attention.

I made my point, but thanks for asking. The problem is that people don't seem to read and then go off on pissing tirades. But hey, they make their choices - I'll make mine. My choice is that I won't back down to some "e-thug"(as you put it) especially if it's because they refuse to read what is said.

Oh, and if my "mesage" is so empty - why not pick up the conversation where it was before the pissing contest ensued? I'm sure you'll contribute something rational to the conversation instead of just hurling insults, right?

BTW -the subject is WalMart and closing stores due to Unions. Some still want to claim WalMart destroys local stores - I contest that notion by stating that local biz is not supposed to "compete" with WalMart - but rather excel in the service/product they provide, and if they do that - they will not have to worry about the big bad "EVAL" WalMart.

CsG

 

[judasmachine]

we could use this against them, and start unionizing all of them. they are showing their achille's heel.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: judasmachine
we could use this against them, and start unionizing all of them. they are showing their achille's heel.

I'm sure the employees of WalMart look forward to their pending unemployment - no?

CsG

 

[judasmachine]

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY

Originally posted by: judasmachine
we could use this against them, and start unionizing all of them. they are showing their achille's heel.

I'm sure the employees of WalMart look forward to their pending unemployment - no?

CsG

It'd either be an unemployment disaster, or part of the revolution. Just depends on what side of the authoritarian fence you set. I personally like watching the white man's ideas catch monkey wrenches.

 

[Steeplerot]

I would rather be unemployed and have my pride figuring out a new path then know that I am a idiot for staying with a hole anyday.

 

[DanceMan]

Originally posted by: charrison

If local bussiness want to compete with walmart, they have to do it on service instead of price. I have no problem spending a little extra for less time in line or for someone who knows something about the product being sold. That being said, most mom and pop shops do not pay as well walmart.

I think the problem with this is that service only goes so far when talking about price. For example, I had a project where I needed a ream of heavy-duty colored paper. The local shop had some for about $3.50. Well, I happened to take a look at the Walmart under another visit, and they had that EXACT same brand of paper and size for $1.50. Even if the local business had gift wrapped my ream of paper and personally carried it to my car, the extra savings on such a simple, easy to provide item makes it a no-brainer to purchase it from the cheapest supplier.

Also, you have to look at the huge benefit of doing all your shopping at one place versus driving around from place to place.

As for the pay, well, there's a reason they are called mom and pop. And I think the pay probably works out to be about the same, if you take into account that most mom and pop stores have fewer employees that work longer or more hours, vs. Walmart that have more employees that work part-time.

 

[Steeplerot]

Wal-mart:
a vast sucking corporate monopoly that treats it's employees like sh1t who then sells sh1t products to shoppers whose only thought is
"I don't give a sh1t" -capitalism at it's finest.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: DanceMan

Originally posted by: charrison

If local bussiness want to compete with walmart, they have to do it on service instead of price. I have no problem spending a little extra for less time in line or for someone who knows something about the product being sold. That being said, most mom and pop shops do not pay as well walmart.

I think the problem with this is that service only goes so far when talking about price. For example, I had a project where I needed a ream of heavy-duty colored paper. The local shop had some for about $3.50. Well, I happened to take a look at the Walmart under another visit, and they had that EXACT same brand of paper and size for $1.50. Even if the local business had gift wrapped my ream of paper and personally carried it to my car, the extra savings on such a simple, easy to provide item makes it a no-brainer to purchase it from the cheapest supplier.

Also, you have to look at the huge benefit of doing all your shopping at one place versus driving around from place to place.

As for the pay, well, there's a reason they are called mom and pop. And I think the pay probably works out to be about the same, if you take into account that most mom and pop stores have fewer employees that work longer or more hours, vs. Walmart that have more employees that work part-time.

ON a ream of paper, there is not much you do to better help the customer. But on bigger ticket items mom and pop stores would have a better chance of helping the customer more.

Also mom and pop shop likely do not have health benefits, while walmart does*(they may not be good, but definatly better than none).

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: judasmachine

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY

Originally posted by: judasmachine
we could use this against them, and start unionizing all of them. they are showing their achille's heel.

I'm sure the employees of WalMart look forward to their pending unemployment - no?

CsG

It'd either be an unemployment disaster, or part of the revolution. Just depends on what side of the authoritarian fence you set. I personally like watching the white man's ideas catch monkey wrenches.

Originally posted by: Steeplerot
I would rather be unemployed and have my pride figuring out a new path then know that I am a idiot for staying with a hole anyday.

Easy guys, you're going to make me cry :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: Steeplerot
I would rather be unemployed and have my pride figuring out a new path then know that I am a idiot for staying with a hole anyday.

I would rather have a revenue stream while determining a new career path. A job is better yhan no job.

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: DanceMan

Originally posted by: charrison

If local bussiness want to compete with walmart, they have to do it on service instead of price. I have no problem spending a little extra for less time in line or for someone who knows something about the product being sold. That being said, most mom and pop shops do not pay as well walmart.

I think the problem with this is that service only goes so far when talking about price. For example, I had a project where I needed a ream of heavy-duty colored paper. The local shop had some for about $3.50. Well, I happened to take a look at the Walmart under another visit, and they had that EXACT same brand of paper and size for $1.50. Even if the local business had gift wrapped my ream of paper and personally carried it to my car, the extra savings on such a simple, easy to provide item makes it a no-brainer to purchase it from the cheapest supplier.

Also, you have to look at the huge benefit of doing all your shopping at one place versus driving around from place to place.

As for the pay, well, there's a reason they are called mom and pop. And I think the pay probably works out to be about the same, if you take into account that most mom and pop stores have fewer employees that work longer or more hours, vs. Walmart that have more employees that work part-time.

ON a ream of paper, there is not much you do to better help the customer. But on bigger ticket items mom and pop stores would have a better chance of helping the customer more.

Also mom and pop shop likely do not have health benefits, while walmart does*(they may not be good, but definatly better than none).

:roll: We are talking about Canada here.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: DanceMan

Originally posted by: charrison

If local bussiness want to compete with walmart, they have to do it on service instead of price. I have no problem spending a little extra for less time in line or for someone who knows something about the product being sold. That being said, most mom and pop shops do not pay as well walmart.

I think the problem with this is that service only goes so far when talking about price. For example, I had a project where I needed a ream of heavy-duty colored paper. The local shop had some for about $3.50. Well, I happened to take a look at the Walmart under another visit, and they had that EXACT same brand of paper and size for $1.50. Even if the local business had gift wrapped my ream of paper and personally carried it to my car, the extra savings on such a simple, easy to provide item makes it a no-brainer to purchase it from the cheapest supplier.

Also, you have to look at the huge benefit of doing all your shopping at one place versus driving around from place to place.

As for the pay, well, there's a reason they are called mom and pop. And I think the pay probably works out to be about the same, if you take into account that most mom and pop stores have fewer employees that work longer or more hours, vs. Walmart that have more employees that work part-time.

ON a ream of paper, there is not much you do to better help the customer. But on bigger ticket items mom and pop stores would have a better chance of helping the customer more.

Also mom and pop shop likely do not have health benefits, while walmart does*(they may not be good, but definatly better than none).

:roll: We are talking about Canada here.

MOst walmarts are not in canada...

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: DanceMan

Originally posted by: charrison

If local bussiness want to compete with walmart, they have to do it on service instead of price. I have no problem spending a little extra for less time in line or for someone who knows something about the product being sold. That being said, most mom and pop shops do not pay as well walmart.

I think the problem with this is that service only goes so far when talking about price. For example, I had a project where I needed a ream of heavy-duty colored paper. The local shop had some for about $3.50. Well, I happened to take a look at the Walmart under another visit, and they had that EXACT same brand of paper and size for $1.50. Even if the local business had gift wrapped my ream of paper and personally carried it to my car, the extra savings on such a simple, easy to provide item makes it a no-brainer to purchase it from the cheapest supplier.

Also, you have to look at the huge benefit of doing all your shopping at one place versus driving around from place to place.

As for the pay, well, there's a reason they are called mom and pop. And I think the pay probably works out to be about the same, if you take into account that most mom and pop stores have fewer employees that work longer or more hours, vs. Walmart that have more employees that work part-time.

ON a ream of paper, there is not much you do to better help the customer. But on bigger ticket items mom and pop stores would have a better chance of helping the customer more.

Also mom and pop shop likely do not have health benefits, while walmart does*(they may not be good, but definatly better than none).

:roll: We are talking about Canada here.

MOst walmarts are not in canada...

The two that unionized are...

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: charrison

ON a ream of paper, there is not much you do to better help the customer. But on bigger ticket items mom and pop stores would have a better chance of helping the customer more.

Also mom and pop shop likely do not have health benefits, while walmart does*(they may not be good, but definatly better than none).

:roll: We are talking about Canada here.

MOst walmarts are not in canada...

The two that unionized are...

Not any more.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: DanceMan

Originally posted by: charrison

If local bussiness want to compete with walmart, they have to do it on service instead of price. I have no problem spending a little extra for less time in line or for someone who knows something about the product being sold. That being said, most mom and pop shops do not pay as well walmart.

I think the problem with this is that service only goes so far when talking about price. For example, I had a project where I needed a ream of heavy-duty colored paper. The local shop had some for about $3.50. Well, I happened to take a look at the Walmart under another visit, and they had that EXACT same brand of paper and size for $1.50. Even if the local business had gift wrapped my ream of paper and personally carried it to my car, the extra savings on such a simple, easy to provide item makes it a no-brainer to purchase it from the cheapest supplier.

Also, you have to look at the huge benefit of doing all your shopping at one place versus driving around from place to place.

As for the pay, well, there's a reason they are called mom and pop. And I think the pay probably works out to be about the same, if you take into account that most mom and pop stores have fewer employees that work longer or more hours, vs. Walmart that have more employees that work part-time.

ON a ream of paper, there is not much you do to better help the customer. But on bigger ticket items mom and pop stores would have a better chance of helping the customer more.

Also mom and pop shop likely do not have health benefits, while walmart does*(they may not be good, but definatly better than none).

:roll: We are talking about Canada here.

MOst walmarts are not in canada...

The two that unionized are...

Nothing about about canada or unions in what I was replying too. OMG a thread went off topic.

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: DanceMan

Originally posted by: charrison

If local bussiness want to compete with walmart, they have to do it on service instead of price. I have no problem spending a little extra for less time in line or for someone who knows something about the product being sold. That being said, most mom and pop shops do not pay as well walmart.

I think the problem with this is that service only goes so far when talking about price. For example, I had a project where I needed a ream of heavy-duty colored paper. The local shop had some for about $3.50. Well, I happened to take a look at the Walmart under another visit, and they had that EXACT same brand of paper and size for $1.50. Even if the local business had gift wrapped my ream of paper and personally carried it to my car, the extra savings on such a simple, easy to provide item makes it a no-brainer to purchase it from the cheapest supplier.

Also, you have to look at the huge benefit of doing all your shopping at one place versus driving around from place to place.

As for the pay, well, there's a reason they are called mom and pop. And I think the pay probably works out to be about the same, if you take into account that most mom and pop stores have fewer employees that work longer or more hours, vs. Walmart that have more employees that work part-time.

ON a ream of paper, there is not much you do to better help the customer. But on bigger ticket items mom and pop stores would have a better chance of helping the customer more.

Also mom and pop shop likely do not have health benefits, while walmart does*(they may not be good, but definatly better than none).

:roll: We are talking about Canada here.

MOst walmarts are not in canada...

The two that unionized are...

Nothing about about canada or unions in what I was replying too. OMG a thread went off topic.

Topic Title: Walmart:3-9-05 Another store In Canada Unionized, Walmart says will close down this one too
Topic Summary: Looks like there will be no Walmarts in Canada, way to go Canadians

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: DanceMan

Originally posted by: charrison

If local bussiness want to compete with walmart, they have to do it on service instead of price. I have no problem spending a little extra for less time in line or for someone who knows something about the product being sold. That being said, most mom and pop shops do not pay as well walmart.

I think the problem with this is that service only goes so far when talking about price. For example, I had a project where I needed a ream of heavy-duty colored paper. The local shop had some for about $3.50. Well, I happened to take a look at the Walmart under another visit, and they had that EXACT same brand of paper and size for $1.50. Even if the local business had gift wrapped my ream of paper and personally carried it to my car, the extra savings on such a simple, easy to provide item makes it a no-brainer to purchase it from the cheapest supplier.

Also, you have to look at the huge benefit of doing all your shopping at one place versus driving around from place to place.

As for the pay, well, there's a reason they are called mom and pop. And I think the pay probably works out to be about the same, if you take into account that most mom and pop stores have fewer employees that work longer or more hours, vs. Walmart that have more employees that work part-time.

ON a ream of paper, there is not much you do to better help the customer. But on bigger ticket items mom and pop stores would have a better chance of helping the customer more.

Also mom and pop shop likely do not have health benefits, while walmart does*(they may not be good, but definatly better than none).

:roll: We are talking about Canada here.

MOst walmarts are not in canada...

The two that unionized are...

Nothing about about canada or unions in what I was replying too. OMG a thread went off topic.

Topic Title: Walmart:3-9-05 Another store In Canada Unionized, Walmart says will close down this one too
Topic Summary: Looks like there will be no Walmarts in Canada, way to go Canadians

That was the OP, but i responded to walmart vs mom/pop shops. THanks for playing.

 

[Gannon]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: DanceMan

Originally posted by: charrison

If local bussiness want to compete with walmart, they have to do it on service instead of price. I have no problem spending a little extra for less time in line or for someone who knows something about the product being sold. That being said, most mom and pop shops do not pay as well walmart.

I think the problem with this is that service only goes so far when talking about price. For example, I had a project where I needed a ream of heavy-duty colored paper. The local shop had some for about $3.50. Well, I happened to take a look at the Walmart under another visit, and they had that EXACT same brand of paper and size for $1.50. Even if the local business had gift wrapped my ream of paper and personally carried it to my car, the extra savings on such a simple, easy to provide item makes it a no-brainer to purchase it from the cheapest supplier.

Also, you have to look at the huge benefit of doing all your shopping at one place versus driving around from place to place.

As for the pay, well, there's a reason they are called mom and pop. And I think the pay probably works out to be about the same, if you take into account that most mom and pop stores have fewer employees that work longer or more hours, vs. Walmart that have more employees that work part-time.

ON a ream of paper, there is not much you do to better help the customer. But on bigger ticket items mom and pop stores would have a better chance of helping the customer more.

Also mom and pop shop likely do not have health benefits, while walmart does*(they may not be good, but definatly better than none).

lol. You must not have ever worked for canadian businesses, the norm is part-time work and enforced 35 hour work weeks which means NO employee benefits at ALL.

 

[Gannon]

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: DanceMan

Originally posted by: charrison

If local bussiness want to compete with walmart, they have to do it on service instead of price. I have no problem spending a little extra for less time in line or for someone who knows something about the product being sold. That being said, most mom and pop shops do not pay as well walmart.

I think the problem with this is that service only goes so far when talking about price. For example, I had a project where I needed a ream of heavy-duty colored paper. The local shop had some for about $3.50. Well, I happened to take a look at the Walmart under another visit, and they had that EXACT same brand of paper and size for $1.50. Even if the local business had gift wrapped my ream of paper and personally carried it to my car, the extra savings on such a simple, easy to provide item makes it a no-brainer to purchase it from the cheapest supplier.

Also, you have to look at the huge benefit of doing all your shopping at one place versus driving around from place to place.

As for the pay, well, there's a reason they are called mom and pop. And I think the pay probably works out to be about the same, if you take into account that most mom and pop stores have fewer employees that work longer or more hours, vs. Walmart that have more employees that work part-time.

ON a ream of paper, there is not much you do to better help the customer. But on bigger ticket items mom and pop stores would have a better chance of helping the customer more.

Also mom and pop shop likely do not have health benefits, while walmart does*(they may not be good, but definatly better than none).

:roll: We are talking about Canada here.

MOst walmarts are not in canada...

The two that unionized are...

Nothing about about canada or unions in what I was replying too. OMG a thread went off topic.

Topic Title: Walmart:3-9-05 Another store In Canada Unionized, Walmart says will close down this one too
Topic Summary: Looks like there will be no Walmarts in Canada, way to go Canadians

Are you being sarcastic here? Is this a genuine pro canadian comment? Or are you applauding the fact that wal-mart loves to exploit its workers? In canada we'd like to have people be able to afford rent and things like food to prevent social problems and the eternal 'poverty' reforms that inevitably come back into government through new politicians in other countries. So it just end up costing money anyway like in the states. You just shift the economic burden to different place in time because there will always be politicians that have some sense of social justice and genuine concern for humanity and poor people that work like dogs and yet can't endure economic ups and downs caused by capitalism's inflation tendencies and unskilled workers wage stagnation.

Also you can bet if millions of people couldn't afford food or a place to live or their standard of living was pushed so low you'd have revolution in the social order, and that would mean either 1) Reforms to capitalism or on an extreme scale 2) Overthrowing the capitalist system by revolution of the underclasses and the exploited.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: judasmachine

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY

Originally posted by: judasmachine
we could use this against them, and start unionizing all of them. they are showing their achille's heel.

I'm sure the employees of WalMart look forward to their pending unemployment - no?

CsG

It'd either be an unemployment disaster, or part of the revolution. Just depends on what side of the authoritarian fence you set. I personally like watching the white man's ideas catch monkey wrenches.

Originally posted by: Steeplerot
I would rather be unemployed and have my pride figuring out a new path then know that I am a idiot for staying with a hole anyday.

Easy guys, you're going to make me cry :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

So you 3 are "above" WalMart jobs? How very elitist of you...
I tell you what - I'd scrape cow sh!t off floors if I had to before I'd suck off the gov't teet. Oh wait - I have scraped cow sh!t. But hey, you have your "pride" :roll:

CsG

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: judasmachine

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY

Originally posted by: judasmachine
we could use this against them, and start unionizing all of them. they are showing their achille's heel.

I'm sure the employees of WalMart look forward to their pending unemployment - no?

CsG

It'd either be an unemployment disaster, or part of the revolution. Just depends on what side of the authoritarian fence you set. I personally like watching the white man's ideas catch monkey wrenches.

Originally posted by: Steeplerot
I would rather be unemployed and have my pride figuring out a new path then know that I am a idiot for staying with a hole anyday.

Easy guys, you're going to make me cry :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

So you 3 are "above" WalMart jobs? How very elitist of you...
I tell you what - I'd scrape cow sh!t off floors if I had to before I'd suck off the gov't teet. Oh wait - I have scraped cow sh!t. But hey, you have your "pride" :roll:

Way to infer and ASSume incorrectly.

We happen to expect better of the U.S. job wide for those that educated and experienced enough for higher skilled and higher paying jobs.

It is only the Republicans that feel adequately educated and experienced people should be stuck at low skilled and low paying jobs and be happy about it.

 

[imported_yetti]

WAL-MART TOSSED OUT OF NEW YORK CITY
By Mark Gruenberg, PAI, ILCA Associate Member

QUEENS, N.Y. (PAI)--First it was Los Angeles, then it was Chicago. And now it's the borough of Queens in New York City.
The nation's largest retailer, Wal-Mart, has been forcibly thrown out of the nation's three largest cities due to its low wages, bad benefits and anti-worker policies.

The latest ejection came Feb. 23, when the Vornado Realty Trust decided to develop a large shopping complex in the borough --but without a 132,000-square-foot Wal-Mart as its centerpiece.

Wal-Mart denied it had a deal with Vornado, but it was con-tradicted by community leaders and the chair of the New York City Council's Land Use Committee, which must approve such deals.

"We welcome Vornado's decision that Wal-Mart will not be part of its development in Queens," said Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, part of the United Food and Commercial Workers.

UFCW is leading a nationwide drive to unionize Wal-Mart--and to publicize its low wages, bad benefits, labor law-breaking and discrimination on the job.

"Any developer should hesitate to consider including Wal-Mart in any future plans. Wal-Mart's detrimental impact on communi-ties where they operate stores will continue to generate strong opposition wherever they attempt to open," Appelbaum added.

"Working families in New York simply cannot afford the high cost that comes with Wal-Mart's promise of low prices. Wal-Mart's low wages and benefits and their willingness to break labor laws not only hurt their own employees but put pressure on employers who play by the rules.

"We expect that this is not the last we've heard from Wal-Mart in this city and New Yorkers will be ready to protect our communities and stand up to this bully no matter how they try to sneak in next," Appelbaum warned. A Wal-Mart spokeswoman said the million-worker Arkansas-headquartered behemoth still seeks a site in New York City.

Last year, after publicity about its low-paying jobs, bad benefits and discrimination, voters in a lower-income majority-minority Los Angeles suburb voted against a zoning change that would have let Wal-Mart in.

Publicity about those same issues led the Chicago City Council to enact a "Big Box Living Wage Ordinance"--and Wal-Mart dropped plans for two supercenters in low-income areas there.

PRESS ASSOCIATES UNION NEWS SERVICE News, Graphics And Commentary For The Nation's Unions, Their Media And Their Members 1000 Vermont Ave NW #101 Washington DC 20005 PH: 202-898-4825 e-m: press_associates@yahoo.com

Link

 

[Steeplerot]

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: judasmachine

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY

Originally posted by: judasmachine
we could use this against them, and start unionizing all of them. they are showing their achille's heel.

I'm sure the employees of WalMart look forward to their pending unemployment - no?

CsG

It'd either be an unemployment disaster, or part of the revolution. Just depends on what side of the authoritarian fence you set. I personally like watching the white man's ideas catch monkey wrenches.

Originally posted by: Steeplerot
I would rather be unemployed and have my pride figuring out a new path then know that I am a idiot for staying with a hole anyday.

Easy guys, you're going to make me cry :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

So you 3 are "above" WalMart jobs? How very elitist of you...
I tell you what - I'd scrape cow sh!t off floors if I had to before I'd suck off the gov't teet. Oh wait - I have scraped cow sh!t. But hey, you have your "pride" :roll:

CsG

NO thanks cow sh1t stinks and so does wal-mart I pay taxes so if I am looking for a job that I will be most productive in within my field it is none of your elitest concern If I took advantage of my right to collect unemployment or not. I paid in so I can collect.
In the long run it is a safeguard that I will be able to get back to work with my family still making it.
People who hate unemployment and food stamps etc (like they don't get them anyhow) are just limiting their own options. Sucking from the government teat lol it is MY money I paid in not the governments.
I see nothing shameful or wrong with picking up a check I paid into.
Maybe YOU have something to be guilty about, who knows, sitting around drinking beer all day? If you want to whatever, that is your trip, but it is a bad idea, it only lasts for so long so my advice is to do your best to get some real money flowing again. Unemployment is a sucky thing to try to survive on. Who realisticlly would want to?
Oh yeah, taxes are teh eviil right? feh... I'd rather pay taxes then live in a corporate third world slave state like you think is so great with big brother GOP and wally world looking over my shoulder.

 

[cquark]

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
WalMart will go elsewhere and is not hurt one bit by these group-think people who want to profit/leech off the labor of others.

Ironically, your description fits Walmart better.

WalMart doesn't have to stand for these sorts of activities and is well within their right to close any of it's stores that attempt(or succeed) in Unionizing. WalMart is in control(as they should be) of their wage scales - not some bureau-nonsense that sucks money from both ends.

Of course, that's precisely why people need to form unions--so they can bargain on something closer to an equal basis with other people who have grouped together in a corporation.