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The Economy

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by TigerVols, May 14, 2020.

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  1. Hermes

    Hermes Well-Known Member

    It’s a little bit of everything, I’m sure. Theft, performance, staffing…
     
    Hermes, Mar 6, 2023
    #2293
  2. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    What's odd is that sometimes the Walmart door person does check receipts (usually if there are unbagged and/or large items in the cart). What I haven't seen is what happens if something is in the cart but not on the receipt.
     
    BTExpress, Mar 6, 2023
    #2294
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  3. I Should Coco

    I Should Coco Well-Known Member

    I felt the same way when I worked at a grocery store in high school and college.

    The cartons of cigarettes were in a display case that made a loud alarm sound if someone pulled one out without the front desk knowing.

    Like we employees were going to drop everything and try to chase the cigarette shoplifters down.
     
    I Should Coco, Mar 6, 2023
    #2295
  4. goalmouth

    goalmouth Well-Known Member

    Wal-Mart and other retailers steal employees' time.

    Shoplifters steal merchandise.

    It's a zero-sum game.
     
    goalmouth, Mar 6, 2023
    #2296
  5. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Does Wal-Mart force people to apply for and accept jobs against their will? Because theft actually is the taking of something without consent and paying an agreed upon price.

    Voluntary exchange actually gets redefined as theft nowadays without any sense of irony.
     
    The Big Ragu, Mar 6, 2023
    #2297
  6. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Azrael, Mar 6, 2023
    #2298
  7. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Wal-Mart and McDonald's are massively large companies that offer low-skilled, low-paying jobs. Wal-Mart is by far the largest employer in the U.S.

    40 million people receive medicaid and SNAP benefits. We have created a giant welfare state.

    If 10 million or 100 million people were receiving those benefits, guess what? The largest employer (by far), which employs mainly low-skilled, low-paid workers, would still be at the top of that list.

    The entire list is simply the largest companies in the U.S. ... Food service and retail giants who employ more people than anyone else in jobs that don't require special skills and that offer low pay.

    Here's the actual irony to me. People love stories like that. But ironically, Wal-Mart has way more SNAP and Medicaid recipients as CUSTOMERS than any other place. ... because it offers the lowest prices. Close to 20 percent of all SNAP EBT payments go to Wal-Mart. Employee wages are an expense. Wages are Wal-Mart's biggest expense. By far. Higher wages = higher prices. If Wal-Mart was paying more than what the market price for retail store labor is (putting aside the question of why would it?). ... the poorest people in this country would be getting hit with higher cost of living expenses (if Amazon didn't steal all of Wal-Mart's customers that is, and yeah, Amazon is on that list too. ... its a large employer too).
     
    The Big Ragu, Mar 6, 2023
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  8. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member


    While I understand the argument, I'll point out the perversity of a system in which the employees of WalMart are forced to shop at WalMart because of the low wages paid by WalMart.

    For taxpayers, the true cost of shopping at WalMart isn't all that low - once you take into account all the unseen public money being used to prop up its company payroll.
     
    Azrael, Mar 6, 2023
    #2300
  9. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    The employees at Publix also are forced to shop at WalMart because 1) of the low wages paid by Publix AND 2) the prices at Publix are too damn high. At least WalMart exists for these people.

    A box of cereal, 2-liter soda and 6 bagels costs $15 at Publix, < $7 at WalMart.

    Somehow the Dollar Generals, Foot Lockers and Krogers always manage to avoid the wage scolding, despite being among the worst-paying retail places.
     
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    BTExpress, Mar 6, 2023
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  10. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    This is what Publix employees get instead of a union:

    Discount Program
     
    Azrael, Mar 6, 2023
    #2302
  11. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    At least my wife gets 30% off merchandise at her store (including sale items).
     
    BTExpress, Mar 6, 2023
    #2303
  12. Driftwood

    Driftwood Well-Known Member

    Many years ago when I was working on the newspaper farm, I had to ride somewhere with the owner. He about caused a wreck because he wasn't paying attention to the line of cars turning into Walmart.
    "What was that about?" he asked.
    Me, puzzled look, "Walmart traffic."
    "Oh, that's where Walmart is. I've never been there."
    "That's because you can afford to shop somewhere else, unlike your employees."

    He never said another word.
     
    Driftwood, Mar 7, 2023
    #2304
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