[Vision2020] Wal-Mart, what else?

[Carl Westberg]

Donovan writes:" When are you going to listen to the  liberal elitists that 
know what is best for everyone?"  Gee Whillikers, Donovan.  I forwarded an 
article, acknowledged that I wasn't qualified to comment, wondered what 
others thought, and I find out this morning that I am, well, what Donovan 
says I apparently am.  Huh.                                                  
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                           
Carl Westberg Jr.l


>From: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
>To: "g. crabtree" <jampot at adelphia.net>,        Carl Westberg 
><carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com>, vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Wal-Mart, what else?
>Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:18:00 -0800 (PST)
>
>G,
>
>  When are you going to listen to the  liberal elitists that know what is 
>best for everyone? It does not  matter if Wal-Mart employs people part time 
>on government assistance  programs so they have some extra cash and get out 
>of dire poverty.  Those facts are irrelevant. The fact that Wal-Mart 
>provides jobs to  people that otherwise would could not get one, (like that 
>is why they  are on government assistance anyway) is an irrelevant fact. 
>The fact  that 30% of Wal-Mart's employees where taken off government 
>assistance  payrolls, (that about 350,000 people) is also irrelevant. 
>Wal-Mart  workers were all higher paid employees at a business that 
>Wal-Mart  eliminated through unfair competition.
>
>   What is relevant is that we join the unions in their campaign against 
>Wal-Mart.
>   Unions are making bank on negative publicity on Wal-Mart. So listen to  
>what they they say. Their information will be unbiased, well  researched, 
>and 100% true.
>
>   Take Care,
>
>   DJA
>
>"g. crabtree" <jampot at adelphia.net> wrote:  Carl, Where were these 3,100 
>Wal-Mart employees getting there health
>coverage before becoming gainfully employed at the big W? Do you imagine
>that they all held top flight BlueCross-Blue Shield health plans and gave
>them up for an opportunity to have a career at wal-mart?
>
>gc
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Carl Westberg"
>To:
>Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:16 AM
>Subject: [Vision2020] Wal-Mart, what else?
>
>
> >I forwarded an article from the Seattle Times yesterday that detailed how 
>2
> >reports concluded that over 3,100 Wal-Mart workers in Washington state 
>were
> >receiving state-subsidized health coverage throughout 2004, nearly double
> >the total for any other company.  As many as 20 percent of Wal-Mart's
> >employees were getting taxpayer-funded health care for themselves or 
>their
> >dependents, according to the article.  I thought this would engender some
> >discussion.  I'm not qualified to comment, since your average cactus 
>plant
> >is better versed in economics than me.  But I did find it interesting.  
>Oh.
> >by the way, Dan, Lara Croft would kick Chuck Norris's butt six ways from
> >Sunday.  And then she'd run off with Brad Pitt.  Not that I'm bitter, or
> >anything.
> >Carl Westberg Jr.
> >
> >
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