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Post by Admin on Jun 6, 2020 9:25:57 GMT -5
And now we've reached the end. PCE 22 is now posted. I hope you've enjoyed the ride. Be safe out there. As I posted on my Facebook page, I try to be conscious of how the money I spend somewhere will be used. For instance I won't shop at Wal Mart because I don't like how they treat their workers or their politics. Id' never eat at Chik-Fila. I largely keep the site from poilitical things, but in the interests of fairness I'm a liberal. I'm voting blue and I hate everything Trump and his cronies in the Repub party stand for. If it bothers you to send your support or money to a liberal, please see yourself out. Be safe out there, and we'll see you next time.
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Post by Neal on Jun 7, 2020 4:34:50 GMT -5
Thanks for another great story.
Thanks for being up front about where donations would go.
I don't agree with avoiding Wal-Mart although I agree they could do better by their employees. I don't use the self check outs because I want Wal-Mart data to show humans have a place in their business model. The Wal-Mart grocery store I go to has replaced 5 staffed check out lines with one area of self check out machines with 1 employee monitoring the area. "A" job is better than NO job. That's what the people who used to operate the cash registers have now. NO jobs. I'm 70 now and retired. I have a new found appreciation for getting the most bang for my buck now. I comparison shopped for awhile after moving here. Unfortunately the items I buy routinely are consistently less expensive at Wal-Mart. I guess people like to save what money they have and that's why people shop there. So sad that the people in the "Seen At Wal-Mart" videos on YouTube are on YouTube. The fact that there are so many videos says it all.
Ooops! Babbled/ranted enough.
I agree about Republicans. It depresses me that he might get re-elected. I'm not impressed with the other options either.
Thanks again Neal
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Post by Dabeagle on Jun 10, 2020 13:57:55 GMT -5
Thanks for another great story. Thanks for being up front about where donations would go. I don't agree with avoiding Wal-Mart although I agree they could do better by their employees. I don't use the self check outs because I want Wal-Mart data to show humans have a place in their business model. The Wal-Mart grocery store I go to has replaced 5 staffed check out lines with one area of self check out machines with 1 employee monitoring the area. "A" job is better than NO job. That's what the people who used to operate the cash registers have now. NO jobs. I'm 70 now and retired. I have a new found appreciation for getting the most bang for my buck now. I comparison shopped for awhile after moving here. Unfortunately the items I buy routinely are consistently less expensive at Wal-Mart. I guess people like to save what money they have and that's why people shop there. So sad that the people in the "Seen At Wal-Mart" videos on YouTube are on YouTube. The fact that there are so many videos says it all. Ooops! Babbled/ranted enough. I agree about Republicans. It depresses me that he might get re-elected. I'm not impressed with the other options either. Thanks again Neal Wal-Mart is a long-time supporter of Republican 'family values', which is code for discrimination. They actually cost you more because they hire people and then don't provide full-time hours, instead instructing them on how to apply for benefits so that WM doesn't have top provide health insurance and other benefits. They are rabidly anti-union, shutting down stores that do organize and engage in activity to root out anyone who may want to organize. Those cameras in the parking lot aren't for your protection - in fact WM doesn't use the cameras to help law enforcement if there is an assault in one of their parking lots - instead they are used to watch employees. WM is evil and greedy and I'm mortified to say my oldest just got hired there and doesn't care what companies do to people as long as he benefits - which is prevalent today. If it's cheaper and more convenient for me, I guess that's just too bad who it hurts.
I see Biden as a much needed bridge toward reform. There is a ton that needs fixing from the damage Trump has done, not to mention what was broken before. I want a person who can form complete sentences and not cede our position in the world to Russia and China. Biden wasn't my first choice, but I see he's already noted that at his age he wants an excellent VP who can step in to run the country should something happen to him. Leadership, foresight and a realization that he's just the first step. I can support all that - it's not even just that he isn't Trump, though that should be enough for anyone.
However my original point was that I try to watch who I give my money to so they don't hurt me with how they spend it. WM is one. MUY! Brands, which owns several Wendy's, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut franchises is one. I'd never tune into or support Fox 'News'. Everyone's line is somewhere different, but I think people should know at this stage if it makes a difference to them, who I am and what I support. I think I lost a reader to that, but it's okay - I'm not a multi-national corporation whose only goal is the bottom line.
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