Wal-Mart puff piece on CBS This Morning

[EstimatedProphet]

They briefly mentioned that "Wal-Mart is not liked by everyone." But the overall message was that Wal-Mart is a piece of Americana, and makes this nation great. Yuck.

[Deja Q]

1. "Americana"? How much did wallyworld pay?

[EstimatedProphet]

3. It did look like an ad.

They came out and said that Wal-Mart's claim was that their low prices were good for everyone, which they used to gloss over the fact that they pay their labor indentured servant wages. Hurray for Wal-Mart! Hurray for America!

[tbyg52]

5. I was half listening while on the computer with my back to the TV

and I thought it *was* an ad!

[madmom]

10. "indentured servant wages" , I've said before that this is

not true really. I worked there and made fairly good wages for this area of the country and for the type of work. There was a post on here a week or so ago about a job listing that demanded all kinds of things including a 2 year degree or equivalent experience and the wage was $10 an hour. I made better than that working at Walmart with no experience, no degree and working part-time (by choice). So how is Walmart worse than the other job? I'm not sure if I'm remembering right but I think it was a computer repair job. Wilmar may not be the best place to work, but it is by far not the worst.

[EstimatedProphet]

11. I've heard other experiences

Like department managers that made 75 cents over minimum wage, for example. It's great that you had good experiences with them, but the stories I have heard in multiple cases make me think that your experiences are the exception and not the rule.

[Kalyke]

2. Hmmm..... I live in "Americana" and haven't set foot in the place

in nearly 10 years.

:shrug:

[annabanana]

4. That ship has SAILED!

[rucky]

6. Wal-Mart is a piece of something.

[NYCGirl]

7. The piece was about the birthday of Sam Walton, under whom Wal-Mart was

a great company. Since his death, it has changed considerably.

[EstimatedProphet]

8. Sam Walton might even be embarrassed of what it became

[NYCGirl]

9. I'm sure he's rollin'. Under Sam, it was a "Buy American" company. NT