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Initech

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27. Hey Paul Ryan!!! Want to know who the real takers are in society?

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 03:06 PM

Jan 2013

It ain't the working poor. $154 billion a year is fucking greed at this point.

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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