Walmart supports abortion

[Zatzat]

yes, it sure does. Reduced hours, some pink slips…more teens without part time jobs…seniors need extra income, some of the women whose husbands left for greener pastures…need the income…the folks who have mild disabilities who count on WallyWorld as their job…they will be out of work…

then of course that affects transporation…lets trucks…less truck drivers…less warehouse space…less employees…less forklifts in the warehouses…less forklift makers…

US based makers of goods that sell to WallyWorld…it will affect them as well…not everything there is made in China.

Wow…I’m depressed…I think I’ll get in my Ford and drive to WallyWorld…then take a trip to Starbucks for an ice coffee…and top it off with a Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia.

I toured Ben and Jerry’s back in '91. There is some formula where the senior CEO doesn’t make more than a percentage of the new hire. Also, nothing goes to waste. A pig farmer buys up any ice cream or left over cream that doesn’t pass muster.

A boycott of Wal-Mart may actually stimulate the economy. The Boycotters will shop elsewhere and pay more for consumer goods, that they otherwise could have purchased cheaper at Wal-Mart.

The higher priced stores will get more customers and the extra business will encourage them to raise their prices even higher to take advantage of the boycotters!

 

[estesbob]

A boycott of Wal-Mart may actually stimulate the economy. The Boycotters will shop elsewhere and pay more for consumer goods, that they otherwise could have purchased cheaper at Wal-Mart.

The higher priced stores will get more customers and the extra business will encourage them to raise their prices even higher to take advantage of the boycotters!

And the Wal_mart employees are on the street? And everyone else who is trying to make ends meet in the Obama depression find they are paying a lot more for basic goods. The only ones who win are the Unions and shareholders of the overpriced stores.

 

[catharina]

However we are talking about people worpking for Wal_mart in the US. Over 1 million peope work for Wal-Mart in the United States. And that is not counting those working for US Comanies who supply Wal-Mart These are the people who are hurt by boycotts. Its easy for us to say “they can get another Job” but with unemploymentl approaching doube digits we are puting families at risk. It is the little guy who gets hurt by boycotts.

Bob, I understand but my allegiance is always to the Church first.
I’ve lived a life that recognizes the preferential option for the poor.
Now at retirement age, I know it’s not easy to find work.

Still I remind myself of the numbers-in-action.
We are the privileged.
(Latest numbers replaces the Stanford study from the 80s-90s.)

If the World were 100 PEOPLE:

50 would be female
50 would be male

20 would be children
There would be 80 adults,
14 of whom would be 65 and older

There would be:
61 Asians
12 Europeans
13 Africans
14 people from the Western Hemisphere

There would be:
31 Christians
21 Muslims
14 Hindus
6 Buddhists
12 people who practice other religions
16 people who would not be aligned with a religion

17 would speak a Chinese dialect
8 would speak Hindustani
8 would speak English
7 would speak Spanish
4 would speak Arabic
4 would speak Russian
52 would speak other languages

82 would be able to read and write; 18 would not

1 would have a college education
1 would own a computer

75 people would have some supply of food and a place to
shelter them from the wind and the rain, but 25 would not

1 would be dying of starvation
17 would be undernourished
15 would be overweight

83 would have access to safe drinking water
17 people would have no clean, safe water to drink

Sources: Fritz Erickson, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay and John A. Vonk, University of Northern Colorado, 2006; Returning Peace Corps Volunteers of Madison Wisconsin, Unheard Voices: Celebrating Cultures from the Developing World, 1992; Donella H. Meadows, The Global Citizen, May 31, 1990.

100people.org/statistics_100stats.php?section=statistics

It is for us the “31 who are Christian” to change the world. That’s my thinking anyway.

 

[stinkcat_14]

However we are talking about people worpking for Wal_mart in the US. Over 1 million peope work for Wal-Mart in the United States. And that is not counting those working for US Comanies who supply Wal-Mart These are the people who are hurt by boycotts. Its easy for us to say “they can get another Job” but with unemploymentl approaching doube digits we are puting families at risk. It is the little guy who gets hurt by boycotts.

I am not sure what your point is. After all, these same people will have their same jobs in jeopardy if I refuse to shop at Walmart because I can get a better deal someplace else. If fewer people shop at Walmart, or Target or Sears or whomever, then stores will have to be closed and people will be out of work if the company wants to survive. That is just the way the market works and there is nothing in church teaching that compels us to spend our money in any particular way or at any particular retailer.

 

[Zatzat]

And the Wal_mart employees are on the street? And everyone else who is trying to make ends meet in the Obama depression find they are paying a lot more for basic goods. The only ones who win are the Unions and shareholders of the overpriced stores.

I think you’re missing my point. A boycott of Wal-Mart from a few perturbed persons won’t affect Wal-Mart in the least.

However, those boycotters will ultimately spend more money for the same goods from other retailers.

Ultimately, those other retailers will do something to cause the boycotters to boycott them and the cycle will continue until the boycotters have no where else to shop.

Wal-Mart won’t notice, but the small retailers who charge more for the same goods…they’ll surely notice.

 

[stinkcat_14]

However, those boycotters will ultimately spend more money for the same goods.

Not necessarily. Like I have said, I rarely shop at Walmart, not because I have anything against them, but because they are not the cheapest store around. With a few exceptions I can almost always do better than Walmart.

 

[Zatzat]

Not necessarily. Like I have said, I rarely shop at Walmart, not because I have anything against them, but because they are not the cheapest store around. With a few exceptions I can almost always do better than Walmart.

I live in a moderate / large sized city…Wal-Mart usually has the best prices, bar none. Then again, I don’t have hours and hours to waste driving to a half dozen different stores! Then there’s the cost of gas to consider.

 

[stinkcat_14]

I live in a moderate / large sized city…Wal-Mart usually has the best prices, bar none. Then again, I don’t have hours and hours to waste driving to a half dozen different stores! Then there’s the cost of gas to consider.

Actually, I probably only go to two stores a week. So there is no real time cost to avoiding Walmart, nor does it necessarily take additional gas, since the other stores are on my way home.

 

[Zatzat]

Actually, I probably only go to two stores a week. So there is no real time cost to avoiding Walmart, nor does it necessarily take additional gas, since the other stores are on my way home.

What will you do if those two stores do something that demands a boycott from you?

 

[stinkcat_14]

What will you do if those two stores do something that demands a boycott from you?

Actually, I have quite a bit more than two stores to choose from, I just average stopping at two stores based on what is on sale where. If one of them does something that demands a boycott, I still have plenty of alternatives.

 

[Julianna]

Actually, I have quite a bit more than two stores to choose from, I just average stopping at two stores based on what is on sale where. If one of them does something that demands a boycott, I still have plenty of alternatives.

demands a boycott by “whom”?

I buy where I can get the best deal…if it’s WallyWorld…it’s WallyWorld…not what a poster on CAF “thinks” should be boycotted.

 

[stinkcat_14]

demands a boycott by “whom”?

By me of course, who else would determine who I buy from and who I don’t?

I buy where I can get the best deal…if it’s WallyWorld…it’s WallyWorld…not what a poster on CAF “thinks” should be boycotted.

I don’t disagree. But, if Walmart did something evil that demanded a boycott, it would be relatively easy for me to implement, since I rarely shop there.

 

[StephanieTS]

Cheap is ok, but I buy where I can get in and out the quickest. My time is precous to me.

 

[Tigg]

I can either shop at Safeway which also supports Susan K Komen or got to the Valley and Shop at Wal-MART.

Safeway, TOO?? I didn’t know and I sometimes shop there. The truth of the matter is that the culture of death is surrounding and suffocating us - even when we aren’t consciously aware. How do we get away from it?

 

[estesbob]

Safeway, TOO?? I didn’t know and I sometimes shop there. The truth of the matter is that the culture of death is surrounding and suffocating us - even when we aren’t consciously aware. How do we get away from it?

In my town when you swipe your club card a message comes up asking if you want t contribute to such and such a fund. Once a year that is Komen.

 

[portarica]

China doesn’t support terrorism. China is a G20 Nation and is buddies with Canada.

And they support Iran and N Korea and are providing Pakistan with the technology to build modern jet aircraft.

Peace

 

[portarica]

I think you’re missing my point. A boycott of Wal-Mart from a few perturbed persons won’t affect Wal-Mart in the least.

However, those boycotters will ultimately spend more money for the same goods from other retailers.

Ultimately, those other retailers will do something to cause the boycotters to boycott them and the cycle will continue until the boycotters have no where else to shop.

Wal-Mart won’t notice, but the small retailers who charge more for the same goods…they’ll surely notice.

Check out the latest studies done by consumer reports, Walmart doesn’t always have the lowest prices, but they do have the lowest quality and the poorest service.

Peace

 

[Tigg]

Check out the latest studies done by consumer reports, Walmart doesn’t always have the lowest prices, but they do have the lowest quality and the poorest service.

Peace

Right on! They play this little game called “price roll-back” - with the smiley face. 2# of cheese (Wal-Mart price) is now $1.48 higher than my neighborhood King Soopers. Of course, a can of corn went down a nickel.

 

[catharina]

And they support Iran and N Korea and are providing Pakistan with the technology to build modern jet aircraft.

Peace

Well done.
Great to present FACTS.

 

[catharina]

Mini news flash:

Chicago has decided to open its borders to Walmart stores in the near future.
Maybe in the future I’ll visit my relatives in Chicago and actually SEE a Walmart.