Hate the Player, Hate the Game

Copious amounts of vitriol are directed at Wal-Mart every day. For instance, last year, the company made a foray into New York City, only to catch the stiffarm. Guess there are just too many mom-and-pop's around this place. No strongarm from the big guy.

Yet that's hardly the beginning. The Inquirer has compiled a quick list of Wal-Mart haters so you, too, can be so pleasantly enlightened.

Wakeup Wal-Mart -- Quite the organization. Press releases, the whole gambit. Why can't all grassroots movements be so adept?

Wal-Mart Watch -- Another big player who's going for watchdog status. Keeping an eye on labor issues, and asking for your help.

Sprawl Busters -- Hometown American fights back!

Wal-Mart Alliance Reform Now (WARN) -- Fighting to hold Wal-Mart accountable to community standards and values. (Dare we ask?)

Oh, and because Wakeup Wal-Mart is so organized, we couldn't pass up this gem. Because healthcare for Wal-Mart employees is scant, many rely upon state health programs like Medicaid. Well, the cost adds up, so here is a map so you can see what you're paying to give healthcare to Wal-Mart's employees.

Weren't there billions in profiits? For how many years now?

Simple, cheap, and fast -- The Inquirer's weekly update.

Comments

[Larry]

At 3:30 this morning, on my way to work, I purchased three boxes of herbal tea, a spill-proof mug for the tea, a little bottle of honey in the shape of a bear (also for the tea), two packages of baby wipes, two DVDs, an Eagles Greatest Hits two-CD collection, a pair of socks, a bag of cough drops, a bottle of Pepsi, a can of compressed air for cleaning computers, and ten 40-pound bags of salt pellets for my water softener, all for under $130. I was welcomed when I went in, even at that hour, I was thanked three times for shopping at Wal-Mart, got a free coffee, and I was wished a “very nice day” as I left.

Thank God for Wal-Mart.

Amen.