Wal-Mart — Not Evil?

Fascinating read from the NY Post about Wal-Mart.
Writer goes undercover and goes to work in a store.
His conclusion many not go over very well.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/02072009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/fly_on_the_wal_154007.htm?page=0

 

Of course there has been no bigger union buster in the newspaper industry than Rupert Murdoch, so this story is fascinating because .... what?

 

Clouding the issue at hand, as usual, with something that has nothing to do with it.

 

Always, consider the source.

Always.

 

Everyone that works hard in this country should be able to make enough money to have a roof, healthcare and healthy food on the table.

Minimum wage at most workplaces does not provide the three basics.

You want to eat steak for dinner twice a week or vacation every year? Well then you need to go into certain fields and minimum wage should not pay for this luxuries.

 

So the bottom line is that folks should work anywhere but Wal-Mart. Works for me.

 

Well, yes, including by keeping wages low.

 

They've also been most responsible for the downward spiral of wages in our country and repeated labor law transgressor, so what's your point?

The point is that it was a puff piece about Wal-Mart published by the NY Post in which none of its transgressions were explored. The conclusions: Yeah the pay and benefits suck but that's the way it should be for unskilled labor.

 

Yeah, there is that. But Ragu does have a point.