Those evil bastards.

I know, Why couldn't they just pay their employees more?

Some of their employees probably benefit from the charities that Wal-mart donated to. And maybe people, that are even less fortunate than those that are "forced" to work at Wal-mart, have benifitted as well.

FOXNews.com - Wal-Mart Increased Charitable Giving to $272.9 Million in 2006 - Business And Money | Business News | Financial News

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Walmart is trying to revamp their image, that's clear.

Full-time employees shouldn't have to "benefit" from charity.

How much did Walmart's uninsured employees cost the taxpayers for healthcare?

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When your business practices are shady you have to do something to make yourself look better. How about spending that money on employees? They can't afford health insurance but they can give this kind of money away?

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That's a good question. Put aside the fact that Walmart, or any other company, are not under any obligation to provide their employees with health insurance and why don't you grab that figure for us and let us know.

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What part of their business practices constitute as "shady"?

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I'm just curious. In germany, the corporation would be allowed to set the donation off against tax liability. In the US, is this the case, too?

There are some tax breaks, yes. But that's still 272 millions dollars in donations.

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Lt. Gov Diane Denish on Bill Richardson "The governor, she said, "pinches my neck. He touches my hip, my thigh, sort of the side of my leg."

Damn. Walmarts been makin people angry.
Lets see if this helps.

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How about promoting themselves as the store that carries products made in the U.S.A. and using that as a way to gain the business of customers and turning around and using their share of the retail market to force suppliers to manufacture their products in sweat shop factories in China to cut cost. That's just the first one to come to mind.

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The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
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Thats why i want the Democrats take over WH in 08 so they can force Wal-Mart to go Union!

I thought only manufacturers can be union. Or is it teachers that can be union? Can an ion be union?

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Lt. Gov Diane Denish on Bill Richardson "The governor, she said, "pinches my neck. He touches my hip, my thigh, sort of the side of my leg."

Hell, I'm still trying to figure out how anyone (except the employees themselves) can "force" Walmart to be union.

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Lt. Gov Diane Denish on Bill Richardson "The governor, she said, "pinches my neck. He touches my hip, my thigh, sort of the side of my leg."

Companies must be union Not Goverment! Teachers are GOVERNMENT,Police are GOVERNMENT,Firefighters and Ambulance people are GOVERNMENT and Road Crews cannot be union if theyre working for the government.See the Differance? Wal-Mart isnt a government business right? So they must be Unionized!!

I think it's a great thing. If Wal-Mart didn't give a penny to charity, you people would be bitchin' about that.

I found this after a very brief search, having heard something about it last week:

Wal-Mart Announces Employee Bonuses
The Associated Press

March 22, 2007

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has awarded bonuses totaling more than a half-billion dollars to more than half the giant retailer's hourly employees in the U.S., the company said Thursday.

Wal-Mart, which refers to its employees as 'associates,' said in a news release announcing the bonuses that it was designating Thursday as Associate Celebration Day. It also announced new programs intended to recognize service and performance.

The company said it has awarded more than $529.8 million in bonuses to a total of 813,759 Wal-Mart store and Sam's Club hourly workers in the U.S.

The company employs about 1.3 million people in the U.S.

The release did not specify how the bonuses were allocated.

The company has previously provided extra money to workers once a year through a program that provided what it calls 'My$hare' bonuses, allocated on the basis of store performance. Those bonuses will now be distributed quarterly, the release said, 'to reward performance on a more frequent basis.'

Among the new programs outlined in the announcement are what the company called 'Servant Leadership' bonuses, recognizing employees of 20 years or more with an extra week of pay. More than 13,400 employees have been with the company 20 years or longer, the company said.

Also announced as a new program was the 'Customer Champion' award, providing cash bonuses to employees 'who go above and beyond in providing excellent customer service.' That program will be launched during the summer, the company said.

Wal-Mart Bonuses

I dunno', maybe it's me, but half a billion dollars sounds pretty fuckin' substantial...

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