Comments on: We Couldn’t Possibly Hate Americans Any More (Love, Wal-Mart)

By: Dogfish454

Dogfish454 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:22:07 +0000

Wal-mart sales were $90 Billion last year. They don’t need this money to control costs or keep prices low. By the way, what’s it worth to us to get low prices? Is it worth giving up fairness, decency, or loyalty to employees? We may not all be able to shop at Marshall Fields but I think we could all do Sears, Penney’s, and Target, huh.

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:54:53 +0000

Wal-Mart they are a bad joke and that is why I shop Target. Low prices at the cost of human life. Most people have to have state healthcare if they work for the low price low wage leader.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:07:06 +0000

I don’t have a problem with Wal-Mart trying to recoup their costs. Situations like this are always tragic but it doesn’t entitle the victim to an endless stream of money at the expense of everyone else involved. Employee health insurance programs are expensive. Money given to one person under the plan means money taken away from all other employees in the form of higher costs or less coverage.

Wal-Mart’s argument in this case seems to be that the same expenses were paid twice — once by the Wal-Mart health plan and once by the trucking company. Here’s an analogy. Say you get into a car accident. Your car is worth $20k and totaled so your insurance company pays you $20k. Then you sue the other driver and are awarded $20k for the lost vehicle. Why do you deserve double payment for your vehicle? It seems obvious that you should be obligated to repay the insurance company in this case whether or not you’d be happier with the extra $20k.

From this story alone, there are a lot of unknown factors in the Wal-Mart case that make it unclear how fitting this analogy is but the linked story is decidedly biased in favor of this woman’s ex-husband and against Wal-Mart.

By: Tom Orlando

Tom Orlando — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:36:51 +0000

Heard a few years ago that Walmart was being unfair to it’s employees. So, my wife and I have successfully boycotted the store and haven’t regretted it. Other stores supply us just as well, and we save the 10 mile trip to the little w, too.

By: WayneK

WayneK — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:52:55 +0000

Walmart may not be as bad as some think………..
To make sure of what you know, and why there is
a major difference in this Corp,versus others…..
just watch the documentary that was done about
Wally World, “The High Cost of Low Prices”.
You may change your mind, as well as your actions.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:30:41 +0000

Perhaps you should bother to get both sides of the story before you have an automatic knee jerk reaction to Wal Mart. A lot of people depend on Wal Mart for economical prices on the basics that they need to live. Not all of us can afford to shop at Marshal Fields while we’re having a triple latte.