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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Do you not see the difference between small businesses struggling to survive and a company making in the neighborhood of $10 billion/yr. in profits, willing to ignore the law and write off fines as the cost of doing business?
I am all for capitalism and making a buck, but when you have a long and undistinguished record of OSHA violations, child labor and other labor law violations, immigration violations, environmental violations, sexual and race harrassment suits, etc., you wont get my business.
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When you consider all employment related law, it is virtually impossible for an employer to be in compliance 100% of the time, no matter how big or small.
If OSHA inspected any facility in the country they will find violations that would be subject to fines. I would bet if they inspected their own offices they would find violations.
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The Wal-Marting of America may be good for the pocket book, but they are a long way from beng a good corporate citizen, if there is such a thing, and they certainly are not good for the vibrancy of a community.
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Walmart competes with other large corporations, some international, some national and some regional. The argument that Walmart is driving small business out of business is a misconception. Walmart did not invent the national chain store. Why didn't people hate Sears back in the days when they did the same thing Walmart is doing today? Why don't they hate McDonald's, etc?