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guillaumeb

(42,641 posts) Sun Jan 15, 2017, 01:23 PM Jan 2017

Boycott LL Bean? Why not WalMart also? [View all]

If one wishes to boycott LL Bean, a relatively small business, because one family member supported Trump, why stop at LL Bean? WalMart is run by an extreme right wing family of greedy capitalists, as is Amway.

WalMart drains money from communities by demanding, and receiving, tax breaks to build their monster stores. These stores siphon off business from smaller community businesses, and Walmart workers frequently depend on state aid to survive. WalMart is a leech draining money from the economy and putting it into the pockets of 6 people who have a combined wealth greater than the bottom 40% of Americans.

Amway is a classic pyramid selling scheme.

Uber is a scheme to enrich the creator of the app.

Amazon is another plantation employing thousands of poorly paid and constantly surveilled workers.

So why just LL Bean?

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Boycott LL Bean? Why not WalMart also? [View all] guillaumeb Jan 2017 OP

I have been told that Walmart is the only way to feed a family. Alex4Martinez Jan 2017 #1

WalMart jobs are generally not living wage jobs. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #3

I meant to say "shopping at walmart", not working there, but we agree... Alex4Martinez Jan 2017 #9

Agreed. Shopping at local businesses means the money stays in the community. eom guillaumeb Jan 2017 #17

In rural areas it often is. tazkcmo Jan 2017 #18

in some areas it can be because nothing else around JI7 Jan 2017 #38

I have lived in very remote places. Alex4Martinez Jan 2017 #39

I doubt "feel" or "choice" is relevant LanternWaste Jan 2017 #42

People can rationalize all they want, I don't know what people face. Alex4Martinez Jan 2017 #43

That was on purpose, right? Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #40

You should also boycott vendors who supply Walmart, then Orrex Jan 2017 #41

Been boycotting Walmart for years Va Lefty Jan 2017 #2

We never shop there. I am a union retiree who believes in shopping union guillaumeb Jan 2017 #4

+1 HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #28

I boycotted Walmart for years Freethinker65 Jan 2017 #5

I see the LL Bean thing as symbolic rather than actual. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #6

lol Amway tazkcmo Jan 2017 #13

A friend of our family sold Amway products. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #19

Do ordinary people buy Amway? I thought it was some MLM scam thing? Freethinker65 Jan 2017 #15

I do boycott Walmart cyclonefence Jan 2017 #7

Amazon is just as anti-worker as WalMart. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #11

Never ever shop at Walmart or Freedomofspeech Jan 2017 #12

Nor do we. But WalMart is looking mainly for the low income segment, guillaumeb Jan 2017 #20

I am with you on Walmart ChazII Jan 2017 #27

Amazon Prime Video cyclonefence Jan 2017 #35

LL Bean is not what it used to be tazkcmo Jan 2017 #8

Agreed on your points. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #14

They sell MANY U.S. made products including the Bean Boots, canoes, and other items. Because they RBInMaine Jan 2017 #21

ok tazkcmo Jan 2017 #24

I've been a Bean customer for 30 years or more. cwydro Jan 2017 #34

A lot of folks already do boycott Wallie World... Wounded Bear Jan 2017 #10

I have a couple of friends who work there. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #16

I know people who work at LL Bean and really like it. RBInMaine Jan 2017 #22

I have no idea about wages and working conditions at LL Bean. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #23

I "boycotted" WalMart my entire life until I received a gift card from an employer a few years ago. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #25

And the stores are increasingly understaffed. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #26

Complete list to boycott HAB911 Jan 2017 #29

Thanks. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #30

Here in Florida HAB911 Jan 2017 #31

Amazon is hiring 100000 workers all jobs and salaries..... Historic NY Jan 2017 #32

And how many of those jobs pay a living wage? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #44

Well if you actually looked you'd find out. EOM Historic NY Jan 2017 #47

The question was rhetorical. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #48

Not quite matt819 Jan 2017 #33

Hell maxrandb Jan 2017 #36

WalMart and Amazon are big contributors to the wage stagnation problem. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #46

walmart IS usually on the boycott list JI7 Jan 2017 #37

I know it is generally on the AFC-CIO list. eom guillaumeb Jan 2017 #45