Wal-Mart

[Captain M4d]

What do you all think of the morals and ethics of the Wal-Mart corporation (or should I say monopoly?)?

I just finished watching Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, and I was astonished by how many horrible, inhuman acts the corporation has been practicing for a while. From the low wages and horrible working conditions of the Chinese factory workers, to the small businesses being completely shut out, to the employees not being paid for extra hours, to Wal-Mart using welfare as their healthcare for employees, to not implementing security in the parking lots where crime has happened the most, it's hard to believe that many people, including us, have not realized the atrocities that have and are happening. I find it harder to believe that there are people who deny the immoral and unethical practices of the company. It's no worse than denying the holocaust.

If you want to do some good for your country, and hell, even humanity, please inform yourself about this corporate giant that prioritizes money over the lives of people, inform yourself about the wrongdoings of Wal-Mart and take action.

The official website of the documentary Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price is right here. You can order the movie there and also find local screenings of the movie.

You can find a plethora of anti-Wal-Mart websites here. The websites include facts about Wal-Mart, how to take action, and more.

 

[RakuraiTenjin]

WalMart came here and brought a shitload of new jobs which was cool. Couple restaurants then opened nearby due to increased traffic in that part of town. I know a lot of people who work there and they like it, but they're part timers, I really wouldn't know anything to say for someone's conditions working there full time, but apparantly the one here is pretty good.

It's a big stretch to say it's no worse than denying the holocaust, too. That's just not cool.

 

[Captain M4d]

WalMart came here and brought a shitload of new jobs which was cool. Couple restaurants then opened nearby due to increased traffic in that part of town. I know a lot of people who work there and they like it, but they're part timers, I really wouldn't know anything to say for someone's conditions working there full time, but apparantly the one here is pretty good.

It's a big stretch to say it's no worse than denying the holocaust, too. That's just not cool.

It's still denying a fact, and that was my point.

 

[diluted]

I feel guilty every time I shop there.

 

[Revisedsoul]

the walmart in our town brought in about 100 jobs, but also 10-20 small buisnesses went out of buisness. plus most of the people who work their deserve to be shot for lack of compentance or idiotcy(not lack of)

not to mention their moto of if you dont sell it to us at this price, we arn't going to carry it

 

[Ikerous]

Money > morality

If anything I blaim the legislative for allowing actions like theirs to be a legal option for businesses.
And if what they are doing is illegal, then it's a shame nothing is being done about it.

 

[gick]

Eeesh, we're getting the same problem with Tesco. Monopolies are bad whichever way you look at it.

 

[15357]

Its following the basic rules of capitalism, so I have no problem with it.

 

[NotATool]

Its following the basic rules of capitalism, so I have no problem with it.

You obviously have no clue as to what capitalism is or what "basic rules" it has.

To refresh your memory: All capitalism is is a socio-economic system in which means of production is privately owned for profit.

One of the first rules of capitalism: Monopolies are bad for the Capitalist economy because they kill competition, and competition is the basis of Capitalism.

Wal*Mart is a monopoly.

Nowhere are there rules that condone the inhumane treatement of its workers Wal*Mart makes use of. Don't use "capitalism" as an excuse: it's a system. You are not raising your business credentials by putting unjustly cheap labor before human rights. As a matter of fact, you're doing quite the opposite.

Google for example, a company in which workers get a free gourmet lunch every single work day, is a tremendously successful business and strives in capitalist America. I'm not making a comparision to Wal*Mart, that would be ridiculous, I'm just giving an example of a succesful humane enterprise that follows all the "rules" of Capitalism.

This is pre-business 101 stuff.

 

[15357]

I wasn't being really serious. :/

i was just pointing out the 'maximize profits by minimizing spending' thing.

 

[Solaris]

I wasn't being really serious. :/

i was just pointing out the 'maximize profits by minimizing spending' thing.

Totally, if your not going to join me in the socialist revolution then put up and shut up.

 

[Kangy]

Hey, Solaris! Capitalism ftw!

 

[VirusType2]

What do you all think of the morals and ethics of the Wal-Mart corporation (or should I say monopoly?)?

I just finished watching Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price,

oh really? I do wonder who produced this movie.

and I was astonished by how many horrible, inhuman acts the corporation has been practicing for a while. From the low wages and horrible working conditions of the Chinese factory workers, to the small businesses being completely shut out, to the employees not being paid for extra hours, to Wal-Mart using welfare as their healthcare for employees, to not implementing security in the parking lots where crime has happened the most, it's hard to believe that many people, including us, have not realized the atrocities that have and are happening.

LOL
horrible inhuman acts? You make them sound like they are torturing employees. If the employees don't like the wages, ****ing quit douche. Didn't get paid for extra hours? take it up with your boss or again, ****ing quit you stupid ****. Horrible working conditions? ****ing quit asshole.

Small buisinesses completely shut down becuase they charge too much and don't have enough selection.

Why the hell would anyone shop at the Greeting Card store that - in my eyes - is the criminal here. Charging $5 for a ****ing piece of paper that says Happy Birthday on it, You would think the greeting card store would be the place to go for the best prices and best selection of Greeting cards. But no, Places like wal-mart, in my opinion, keep small buisinesses from robbing you blind.

Implementing Security in the Parking lot is something that Wal_mart does and is not required of them, so you saying that you really don't have a clue do you?

A friend of mine was arrested for scratching up someones car with a key and he was in a parking lot across the street from wal-mart, the Camera's help convict crimes from a wider area than their own parking lot, and again, they aren't required by law to even have cameras, but Im glad that they do use them, since they deter child abuse, kidnapping, theft, murder, robbery, etc. And if they don't deter it, they can often lead to the arrest of such crimes.


My mother worked at a Hospitol for 30 years, and as a young woman, she was nervous going to her car at night when they didn't always have working lights in the parking lot. This is a hospitol that charges $10,000 a night or whatever for a bed to sleep in.

So I don't want to hear it brother.

I find it harder to believe that there are people who deny the immoral and unethical practices of the company. It's no worse than denying the holocaust.

If you want to do some good for your country, and hell, even humanity, please inform yourself about this corporate giant that prioritizes money over the lives of people, inform yourself about the wrongdoings of Wal-Mart and take action.

The official website of the documentary Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price is right here. You can order the movie there and also find local screenings of the movie.

You can find a plethora of anti-Wal-Mart websites here. The websites include facts about Wal-Mart, how to take action, and more.

laff.

Let me tell you what wal-mart has done.

They have forced other large corporations to improve their return policies. Have you ever bought something that didn't work, or you weren't satisfied by it? before wal-mart, nearly every store in the world was like , "too ****ing bad" you bought it, your stuck with it. With wal-mart, Ive bought things, and never been hassled about returning an item, since wal-mart, other companies have been forced to follow suit in order to remain competative.

You don't have to drive all over town wasting time, fuel, etc., when you need a couple things.

They usually have the best prices, and if wal-mart doesn't have it, usually no one does. Meaning they haev more selection. I have a friend that has been working for wal-mart for years, and she never said anything about not getting paid as much as the men, or not getting paid enough. She is an expert, and she gets paid good.


Yea, much of the stuff in wal-mart is made in china. Everything is made in china now-a-days, its not just wal-mart. Go into any retail store and its the same story. Thats becuase china will do the same work, but they get pennies per hour, instead of $10 per hour. But it doesn't cost much to live in China. So you want to tell me that americans are getting good wages? Tell that to the Chinese. And they will be quick to tell you that they can just barely survive off of what they get paid, just like americans will tell you. But that is what you get when you have no skills. You get a no-skill wage.

I've seen more 60-90 year old folks, mentally, and phsyically disabled people working at wal-mart than any where else in the world. Do you think that maybe they work there becuase other companies won't hire them? you bet! So you can't say they aren't doing any good.

 

[jondy]

Hey, Solaris! Capitalism ftw!

****in' lollerskates

 

[okidoki]

I feel guilty every time I shop there.

Me too. After all, Wal-Mart is thriving because of us. People can't resist low prices. I'm reminded of the episode of South Park where Wal-Mart (or an obvious parody of it) is destroying the community and people finally realize it and destroy it and then they all shop at a different store which grows and has the same effect as Wal-Mart.

Sometimes South Park comes off as too preachy for my liking but I liked that episode.

 

[Raziaar]

I don't mind walmart. I mean, sure, it may be just like the millions of buisnesses that screw their employees over(walmart does NOT have a monopoly on this practice, or anywhere close to it), but the employees aren't forced to work there.

But the reason I shop there, is because I can actually afford things they have to sell usually, depending on what it is. I'm a poor guy, and walmart caters to that aspect of me.

 

[Gray Fox]

Money > morality

If anything I blaim the legislative for allowing actions like theirs to be a legal option for businesses.
And if what they are doing is illegal, then it's a shame nothing is being done about it.

Yes, extacly. So ****ing right.