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Originally Posted by mx5me
They put such a price squeeze on their suppliers that the suppliers have to cut corners to keep Walmart's business. It becomes a function of how little the suppliers can invest in production, not where the goods come from. There's a documentary out there called "The High Cost of Low Prices" that does a nice job summing this up. I also second the PBS Frontline bit.
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to quote the guy from "High Cost"
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"They are doing everything they can to pay the least amount of money to their employees and provide the minimum they could possibly get away with in terms of health care."
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that's ALL companies... if you think that it's any different I suggest you check out other businesses including ALL Fortune 500 companies, because because ALL companies want to save on ALL line items from cost of producing goods to cost of retailing them.
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No control of your schedule. No control of your wages.
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Really? You get to work when you feel like it? You get to demand what your wages should be?
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