Reply #50: Saving peoples money???? [View All]

[whosinpower]

Can't see the entire picture because you are so utterly fixed on how fat your wallet is....
sorry for the sarcasm - I am a fully fledged, utterly dedicated "anti Wal-Mart person"

And my reasons stem in part from being a small business owner for over 15 years. I've watched as Walmarts moved into an area and slowly but surely saw a less diverse retail environment as retailer after retailer had to close up shop. I've watched clothing manufacturers here have to close up shop as they could not compete with cheap imports brought in. It doesn't stop there of course - as Walmart has everything - every single retailermanufacturer is affected by Walmart.
I've watched decent paying jobs evaporate within our own community, which by the way afforded "Joe Public" with LESS purchasing power. And of course, with less money - they will go where they can get the most for their dollars - right into Walmarts outstretched arms.

They are very good at what they do, and for that I do give them credit. But they are sapping the very strength out of the economy - all the while spouting that they are saving people money. If you lose your job because your place of business had to shut down, and then you have to get a different job paying far less, or not even a full time job, but part time (which by the way - up here, Walmart ONLY hires part-time, so they do not have to pay source deductions, holiday pay etc) you are faced with a dilemma...shop at Walmart and support the very institution that perhaps led to you losing your job - or go without the product you wanted to buy.

I will not support Walmart. If they change their hiring practices, stop supporting third world sweatshops - or better yet, pay those workers producing their products fair US/Canadian minimum wages at the very least - then perhaps I will change my assessment. Until then - they, as those businesses that outsource their labor needs, will be OFF my list.