Bernie at Walmart

[ThatOwlWoman]

Can a "moderate, conservative, democrat please explain to me how this is extreme or even socialism?


"Despite the incredible wealth of its owner, Walmart pays many of its employees starvation wages, wages that are so low that many of these employees are forced to rely on government programs like food stamps, Medicaid and public housing in order to survive," Sanders said. "Further, Walmart should give a voice to its workers by allowing them seats on the board of directors. The concerns of workers, not just stockholders should be a part of board decisions."


https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/05/politics/bernie-sanders-walmart-meeting/index.html

We used to have that kind of thing. It was called "unions." As you'll recall, it was a Republican president who managed to begin their death spiral when he destroyed the air traffic controllers union. Go figure.

 

[PostmodernProphet]

That's actually a good way to combat outsourced jobs by Capitalists.

didn't stop GM.....

 

[TTQ64]

They are right.
Wal-Mart does pay people scab wages & then foots on the tab to the tax payer.

Same thing Capitalists do with Illegals, as the illegals overload our schools, but undermine wages, and pay less taxes.
The tab gets footed onto you.

But, of course narrow minded, simple Republicans.

Would rather blame the poor for being poor, and the illegal for crossing the border.

Capitalism is flawless, to you morons.

Illegals pay taxes. corporations like walmart don't.

Illegals can't even file a tax return.

 

[Mason Melchizedek]

Anecdotal BS snowflake.

Eat shit

 

[Lao Tse]

We used to have that kind of thing. It was called "unions." As you'll recall, it was a Republican president who managed to begin their death spiral when he destroyed the air traffic controllers union. Go figure.

and dems are now also weak on labor issues, preferring to champion transqueer pedo story hour instead.

 

[countryboy]

Can a "moderate, conservative, democrat please explain to me how this is extreme or even socialism?


"Despite the incredible wealth of its owner, Walmart pays many of its employees starvation wages, wages that are so low that many of these employees are forced to rely on government programs like food stamps, Medicaid and public housing in order to survive," Sanders said. "Further, Walmart should give a voice to its workers by allowing them seats on the board of directors. The concerns of workers, not just stockholders should be a part of board decisions."


https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/05/politics/bernie-sanders-walmart-meeting/index.html

It's simply not true, get a fucking life already you fucking moron.

 

[Lao Tse]

It's simply not true, get a fucking life already you fucking moron.

it is true, countryboy. walmarts official policy when employees ask for more is to send them to get social services. it's a bit different than their executive compensation packages.

 

[BattleofHodow]

Most of the Walton's money is in stock, not in fancy cars and gold teeth. Sam Walton himself was famous for his humble lifestyle. He kept is money in the company where it gives many people jobs.

If you took all the money the Waltons spend on themselves and gave it to the employees, after being spreading out, it would hardly be noticeable by the employees.

I'm no apologist for the rich. They should be taxed more and given fewer government handouts. But, Walmart would be on its way out of business if it tried to pay employees noticeably more.

While it makes sense that small businesses can't pay people much.

Wal-Mart clearly can.

They like most Corporations care more about increasing Stock values than about America.

 

[countryboy]

it is true, countryboy. walmarts official policy when employees ask for more is to send them to get social services. it's a bit different than their executive compensation packages.

Utter and complete nonsense.

 

[Lao Tse]

Utter and complete nonsense.

how so?

 

[Lao Tse]

maybe the utter nonsense is the "supply side" corporate beatification and historically ignorant and reality free pronouncements that
flow from that hogwash.

 

[countryboy]

how so?

My meaning is clear, and self-explanatory. If you have some evidence to the contrary, please present it.

 

[Lao Tse]

My meaning is clear, and self-explanatory. If you have some evidence to the contrary, please present it.

so they don't tell employees to go get food stamps?

 

[Truth Detector]

Which is why we spend the most in the World & live less time than just about every other 1st World country with universal healthcare?

That's a pile of malarky snowflake. You have to stop listening to the left leaning PHONY media.

Other countries control their healthcare costs by LIMITING access which is why many have long waiting times to see a physician. In addition, the citizens in those nations pay confiscatory taxes.

In Canada, you will pay taxes regardless of income level. Here, not so much if you are low income.

 

[Truth Detector]

They are right.
Wal-Mart does pay people scab wages & then foots on the tab to the tax payer.

Same thing Capitalists do with Illegals, as the illegals overload our schools, but undermine wages, and pay less taxes.
The tab gets footed onto you.

But, of course narrow minded, simple Republicans.

Would rather blame the poor for being poor, and the illegal for crossing the border.

Capitalism is flawless, to you morons.

More bullshit; you seem to be quite full of it. Do me a favor; stop responding to my posts. I don't have time for another low information dumbass following me around. I'll feed you the facts when I feel like it. Right now, it is obvious that you are immune from facts and could care less about being more informed......in other words, a complete waste of time.

 

[Truth Detector]

Eat shit

You first shit-for-brains.

 

[Truth Detector]

It's simply not true, get a fucking life already you fucking moron.

 

[Phantasmal]

Most of the Walton's money is in stock, not in fancy cars and gold teeth. Sam Walton himself was famous for his humble lifestyle. He kept is money in the company where it gives many people jobs.

If you took all the money the Waltons spend on themselves and gave it to the employees, after being spreading out, it would hardly be noticeable by the employees.

I'm no apologist for the rich. They should be taxed more and given fewer government handouts. But, Walmart would be on its way out of business if it tried to pay employees noticeably more.

That’s not true, one family member collects vintage cars, pays lots of money for them. One of the daughters spent 44.4 million on a Georgia O’Keefe painting. Their lifestyles may look humble, but they aren’t.

 

[countryboy]

so they don't tell employees to go get food stamps?

Are we playing word games? I certainly am not. Say what you have to say already.

 

[Lao Tse]

Are we playing word games? I certainly am not. Say what you have to say already.

all this "capitalism is all good for all parties involved" is horseshit.

financial historical revisionist have conventiently forgotten that labor movements forced capitalism to raise all ships. they talked about "muh evil socialism" then too, just like now, and it's still not.