Matt Bors for November 26, 2012

We always take care of our workers. If there’s anything left over that we can’t use we give it to them. (Ever hear of chitlins?)

Bravo! This is exactly what has been going wrong with our country for the last 30 years. Keep letting the Republicans take away labor clout and we’ll be back to the misery of the 19th Century.Wal-Mart is far from the only retailer doing this kind of thing, but they have been the ones leading the way in order to beat the competition by a few cents.

When my dad was a negotiator for the Newspaper Guild — way way way back when — he did a lot of research and demonstrated that the wage the paper paid to its entry level reporters (cub reporters) no one could live on — as the term is, it wasn’t a living wage. So he presented all of his statistics during the negotiating session, and at the end of his presentation, the employer said, “Well, that was very interesting, but whatever gave you the impression I thought I was paying a living wage?”

what is this guy stupid how is he going to get food stamps and other government befits of wa lmart put them on full time. That would mean wal mart will have did into thier pockets and not the governments . to keep employees

@ronald riniyou are typical of stupid bigoted Republican numb skulls. did your parents get by on government handouts or did your father’s company pay a livable wage? You are so stupid just like the rest of the right wing moron parrot mouthed rich people

There are prisons in the USA who are operated by private corporations trading on the US Stock Exchange. They make prisoners pay for their own incarceration manufacturing clothing and such. Prisoners are also paid an amount that makes a laborer doing the same job in China look like a US Union Member- though even they don’t get compensated like they used to. I wonder how many companies are selling Made in the USA products made by a person in jail for shoplifting food for a family. I wonder what US companies or state agencies are buying the products. Wal Mart has great prices, but it also has great profits. Why can’t they pay people better? Why can’t they spend a little more to buy from American companies and locally where possible? Why do the executives and stockholders get so much money that workers in stores AND overseas have to endure subsistence wages or less. And poor Americans desperately need low priced items. Wal mart will probably overcome.Buy local if you can and when you can.Respectfully,& Happy Holidayze,C.

I agree with Uncle Joe… seems to me that WalMart wants it’s employees to be able to afford to only shop at WalMart…. keep’s em humble?!??!

Easy,bro. The man asked for examples. He didn’t attack anyone. Cool it.

Morty: Lincoln’s favorite riddle: If you call a sheep’s tail a leg, how many legs does a sheep have? Four; calling a tail a leg does not make it one. An associate has input into policy and a proportional share of the profits (beyond wages). Walmart has employees and when it suits them, slaves (working “off the clock”). They do not have associates any more than they have pentapedal sheep.

You mean he wouldn’t approve of them showing their “employees” how to apply for welfare and foodstamps instead of giving decent hours?

@ronald rini who shipped the jobs to China?? I am sure it was us left winger hand out idiots