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Originally Posted by bwind22
When he was slaving in China at a sweatshop to make all the fine Wal Mart products that allow for their low, low prices?
I can't fathom a reason you defend them so fiercely. Are you a member of the Walton family or something? Or do you just know nothing of how that corporation operates?
Minimum wage is $7.78. (Going up to $8.15 next year I believe.) $8-$9 may as well be minimum wage. It's not enough to survive on and certainly not enough to put your life at risk in front of a horde of crazed bargain shoppers that're willing to tear the door off it's hinges and trample you to death to get to the sweat shop deals.
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I have over 10 people I know and/or relation who work there and get paid well INCLUDING benefits. Sorry it doesn't match up with the "facts" from your documentary, but it's the truth. I'm not saying all their operating procedures are right but this is America and they should have the right to practice whatever business strategies they feel fit. Putting your life at risk is a stretch... it's one day a year this craze happens and how many Wal-Marts are around nation-wide? 1 out of how many employees were killed? Sounds like a freak accident more than a life threatening job. My wife's friend was hit by a forklift at Lowes, does that mean working at or shopping at Lowes is life threatening?