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doxydad

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Fri May 23, 2014, 09:55 AM May 2014

6 Bad Things That Have Happened to Greedy Walmart Recently


Millions in wage theft fines. Federal prosecutions. Divestment from the first big city. These are some of the things Walmart has brought upon itself due to its corporate greed. And the world's largest private employer will likely continue to create massive backlash if it maintains its hunt for endless profit.

Here are six reasons the corporation is currently feeling the heat:
http://www.alternet.org/labor/6-bad-things-have-happened-greedy-walmart-recently
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6 Bad Things That Have Happened to Greedy Walmart Recently (Original Post) doxydad May 2014 OP
Good those fuckers deserve it. gopiscrap May 2014 #1
Ps just noticed your screen name gopiscrap May 2014 #2
WalMart is an evil Cancer on our society . . . . . Racer X 69 May 2014 #3

Racer X 69

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3. WalMart is an evil Cancer on our society . . . . .
Fri May 23, 2014, 01:57 PM
May 2014

. . . . . . their corporate strategy is to analyze an area, identify the weakest small businesses and then situate their stores so that it puts the little guys out of business. Everywhere you go these days there are WalMart stores popping up. Many are only a few miles apart.

With their cutthroat pricing and aggressive marketing they force struggling small businesses to collapse.

And like all retail jobs, the WalMart employees are given just under 40 hours of work each week, so that the company does not have to provide benefits, etc. like they would with full time employees. Employees are coached how to apply for food stamps (now the EBT card) and welfare, as the poverty level wages are not sufficient to sustain a head of household and support a family.

Meanwhile the WalMart CEO earns $11,000 and hour.

Of course this is America, and everyone is allowed to pursue the almighty dollar.

Right?

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