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bluesbassman

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24. You're looking at it the wrong way bob...

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 03:03 PM

Jan 2013

Walmart is extremely profitable based in large part to the poverty level wages they pay their employees. If the companies that run the businesses you cite as underpaying their employees are making disproportionately large profits to salary cost too, then they should also pay their employees more.

Disparaging the people who are employed at Walmart for their skill sets or job description does not bolster your argument.

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The Most Addictive Infographic About Walmart's Greed We've Ever Seen [View all] Playinghardball Jan 2013 OP

But they sell guns....so that makes it ok. jorno67 Jan 2013 #1

Dang! That is brilliant! tblue Jan 2013 #2

Don't most employees also have a Medicaid card for health insurance? SharonAnn Jan 2013 #42

Plus, don't forget the amount of money that Walmart glowing Jan 2013 #62

Walmart even has a phrase for it. It's called externalizing costs. brush Jan 2013 #105

rec and kick Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #3

Nice job.. russspeakeasy Jan 2013 #4

K&R lark Jan 2013 #5

Awesome graphic. K&R n/t FSogol Jan 2013 #6

K&R! n/t ceile Jan 2013 #7

Beautiful. K&R. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #8

Bless the job creators! SCVDem Jan 2013 #9

Each of the Waltons have $20 billion fasttense Jan 2013 #10

Exactly how Wal-fare is defined: alp227 Jan 2013 #87

K & R Should send this to every RW nut job we know. Outstanding. n/t Fla Dem Jan 2013 #11

AMEN jinx1 Jan 2013 #60

Very nicely done Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #12

K&R!!!! gateley Jan 2013 #13

K&R SunSeeker Jan 2013 #14

I regret . . . Brigid Jan 2013 #15

"If you work hard and play by the rules" PatSeg Jan 2013 #16

My mom's advice: NEVER play by their rules. aquart Jan 2013 #19

A corporation that declares a profit while debiting the nation is a parasite. aquart Jan 2013 #17

+1000 nt abelenkpe Jan 2013 #30

Why I won't shop at WalMart, and haven't in over a decade. SheilaT Jan 2013 #18

Wait... she makes $11 an hour to run a friggin' cash register? bobclark86 Jan 2013 #20

All you've done is make an argument for a higher minimum wage. Romulus Quirinus Jan 2013 #23

You're looking at it the wrong way bob... bluesbassman Jan 2013 #24

oh for god's sake. farcical. HiPointDem Jan 2013 #25

I think this is being used as an example of corporate welfare. redstatebluegirl Jan 2013 #26

If they get 40 hours eaglesfanintn Jan 2013 #31

Preaching to the choir redstatebluegirl Jan 2013 #36

Which brings us back to Unionism. Unions negotiating wages benefits even non-union workers JaneyVee Jan 2013 #50

So your argument is everyone should be paid less SomethingFishy Jan 2013 #29

Where to begin... bobclark86 Jan 2013 #33

So instead of fighting FOR higher wages for home-aides you would rather lower Wal-Mart salaries? JaneyVee Jan 2013 #54

You're being obtuse - though not deliberately I suspect. laundry_queen Jan 2013 #104

Exactly Benton D Struckcheon Jan 2013 #124

people who don't do Meaniepants Jan 2013 #122

Others make less and work harders so she should make less? abelenkpe Jan 2013 #32

Argumentum ad Misericordiam... Google it. bobclark86 Jan 2013 #38

How do you know her job doesn't require any skills? The graphic doesn't say what she does at Walmart smokey nj Jan 2013 #40

It's implied she is a basic employee... bobclark86 Jan 2013 #46

So Walmart isn't the problem, the people who think their employees should be paid better wages are smokey nj Jan 2013 #55

"Good Capitalists" Have Gone There erpowers Jan 2013 #80

a fundamental shift in people's viewpoints BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #85

I take it you've never worked at Walmart jmowreader Jan 2013 #94

Consider this also King_Klonopin Jan 2013 #110

You are on the wrong site FiveGoodMen Jan 2013 #41

Why is that? bobclark86 Jan 2013 #48

Just to take one example, we will always need garbage men FiveGoodMen Jan 2013 #52

And garbage men aren't Walmart greeters. bobclark86 Jan 2013 #59

Your thinking is bizarre. We're not supposed to be tearing others down, but lifting all up. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #56

Good point. bobclark86 Jan 2013 #63

Labor is labor, regardless of its social impact leftstreet Jan 2013 #70

You couldn't have made a better point. UtahLib Jan 2013 #69

We need to do BOTH! JimDandy Jan 2013 #98

"someone driving food to homebound seniors" eShirl Jan 2013 #112

Yeah whatever republican abelenkpe Jan 2013 #47

What, you can't handle a logical fallacy, bobclark86 Jan 2013 #57

That's the way it works in a capitalist society laundry_queen Jan 2013 #106

So Why Do You Have A Problem With Wal-Mart Paying Its Workers More Money? erpowers Jan 2013 #76

Ignorentum ad Foreveriam snort Jan 2013 #103

Darwinian Socialism - Google it newthinking Jan 2013 #111

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #35

Well, THAT was insightful... bobclark86 Jan 2013 #39

You belong at freerepublic abelenkpe Jan 2013 #49

no, i'm pretty satisfied with my original response to your dickish post.. frylock Jan 2013 #58

Really? People wioth a college degree who make less than $11 an hour with no benefits, no sick days SharonAnn Jan 2013 #44

It's far more common than you realize... bobclark86 Jan 2013 #65

LOL bongbong Jan 2013 #45

+1 for Mathematics. (n/t) klook Jan 2013 #53

The reality is that at $11/hr she makes $22,800 a year... bluesbassman Jan 2013 #64

Now subtract the necessities bongbong Jan 2013 #67

The simple fact is that it's immoral not to pay a living wage. OnionPatch Jan 2013 #66

Any job is worth what it brings in to the employer in profits bhikkhu Jan 2013 #91

Who said anything sulphurdunn Jan 2013 #92

You just argued against yourself. Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #99

Every worker, working every job, is entitled to a real living wage. morningfog Jan 2013 #101

So down the line you'll be for exterminating these people, right? JackRiddler Jan 2013 #117

Here, this should warm your heart - a *** thinking a waiter being tipped 18% is too much when God progree Jan 2013 #125

In a nutshell madokie Jan 2013 #21

But, but, but... bluesbassman Jan 2013 #22

Hey Paul Ryan!!! Want to know who the real takers are in society? Initech Jan 2013 #27

very good! limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #28

Superb. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #34

I'm actually surprised she makes $11 per hour. nt naaman fletcher Jan 2013 #37

K&R! sheshe2 Jan 2013 #43

nicely designed Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #51

That's why I will never step into another Walmart EVER Rider3 Jan 2013 #61

Great graphic exboyfil Jan 2013 #68

apple made a 42 billion dollar profit last year Mosby Jan 2013 #71

Not Talking About Unions erpowers Jan 2013 #73

Then why is there an obsession about retail? Mosby Jan 2013 #78

Here's One erpowers Jan 2013 #82

wow, that's great Mosby Jan 2013 #83

Because they hate Walmart. aptal Jan 2013 #102

Right, Walmart should cut their wages to zero so Walmart can lower their prices and make them better progree Jan 2013 #127

That Is Not Accurate erpowers Feb 2013 #128

It would probably also increase inflation aptal Feb 2013 #130

These are the reasons I have not set foot in a Walmart since indepat Jan 2013 #72

But, PROFITS are AMERICAN! Wur nummer wun! Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #74

Outstanding !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2013 #75

So why isn't there a movement to start tipping Walmart employees? dkf Jan 2013 #77

I'm guessing because they aren't allowed to take it. laundry_queen Jan 2013 #107

Yeah, that would fix everything... Hissyspit Jan 2013 #113

It keeps Walmart low cost for those who can't afford it yet gives an avenue for those who can afford dkf Jan 2013 #121

Elected Democrats have a plan to fix this. Here it is: MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #79

That is brilliant tavalon Jan 2013 #81

Walmart pays Faith shit wages because Faith accepts it. Brickbat Jan 2013 #84

This is great! K&R! smirkymonkey Jan 2013 #86

Shared! calimary Jan 2013 #88

Wish I had BILLIONS and BILLIONS of recs to give this. The Waltons are welfare queens (and kings.) beac Jan 2013 #89

Walmart reflects your average human character, though. DaveJ Jan 2013 #90

O.K., I just read a book! Coyotl Jan 2013 #93

The real terrorists on this planet are corporate terrorists. Initech Jan 2013 #95

THAT was BRILLIANT. O.M. G. LittleGirl Jan 2013 #96

reply to find later rurallib Jan 2013 #97

Brilliant, Playinghardball, simply brilliant! another_liberal Jan 2013 #100

Sickening colsohlibgal Jan 2013 #108

K&R PrezHillary2016 Jan 2013 #109

I'VE GOT IT! FAITH JUST NEEDS TO HIRE A GOOD TEAM OF LOBBIESTS AND MAKE LOTS OF CONTRIBUTION$ drynberg Jan 2013 #114

There is a simple sure fire solution: UNIONIZE and demand fair pay and benefits. olegramps Jan 2013 #115

Ironic Freethinker65 Jan 2013 #116

Change always starts from a realization from inside and any object in motion tends to stay in motion nolabels Jan 2013 #118

the graphic is not effective marketing datasuspect Jan 2013 #119

Former WalMart CEO Lee Scott said, regarding the Employee Free Choice Act: HughBeaumont Jan 2013 #120

#FiveDollarDay NewYorkTaxPayer Jan 2013 #123

Pretty damn good example of communicating ..... oldhippie Jan 2013 #126

Like a virus baldguy Feb 2013 #129