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lark

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5. They are scum of the earth!

Reply to n2doc (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 20, 2013, 02:51 PM

Aug 2013

Sam Walton is whirlilng in his grave, crying for the shame his heirs have heaped on the company. They used to buy American - no more after Sam. They used to pay good bonuses at 7 years - averaging over $70,000. Now at 7 years you are lucky to get anything - my husband didnt and left the company. They are ass-wipes of the lowest kind.

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How low can you get: the minimum wage scam [View all] n2doc Aug 2013 OP

k/r Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #1

And how much do the CEOs of all these companies make, I wonder? LiberalEsto Aug 2013 #2

The children of the founder of WalMart are all among the richest people on earth n/t n2doc Aug 2013 #3

They are scum of the earth! lark Aug 2013 #5

Clearly the minimum wage is too low, but... Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #4

The problem is only partly the minimum wage. RC Aug 2013 #6

+1. n/t NRaleighLiberal Aug 2013 #7

I remember my first real job as an adult - $8.682/hr - I thought I was rich! AAO Aug 2013 #8

If you were making 8.68 an hr 35 yrs ago, you darn near WERE rich! 7962 Aug 2013 #9

Yeah, the "good old days". Too bad the world changed. Greed, that's all it is. AAO Aug 2013 #10

Oh crap - I just took the time to add it up. Only 31 years ago. Sorry, AAO Aug 2013 #11

"Maybe these employers should start paying people like adults too." Brigid Aug 2013 #12