On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:55:01 -0400, George wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:06:37 -0600, gloria.p wrote:
>>
>>> Mr. Nonsense wrote:
>>>> At my Walmart, they often have cantouloupe, tomatoes , strawberries,
>>>> peaches, mangos and avocados on sale for dirt cheap prices. But how
>>>> come other fruits never go on sale, i.e berries, bananas, most apple
>>>> varieties, apricots etc.
>>> Probably because "your Walmart" hasn't browbeat the suppliers of those
>>> fruits to wholesale them dirt cheap.
>>>
>>> Walmart to me is about one step up from supporting slave labor.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>> sometimes it's not a very steep step.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> I have read that the single biggest load on our states welfare system is
> walmart employees. Buddies wife works for one of those agencies and she
> said wally hands out instructions to new employees on how to get "free"
> services since typical walmart wages place someone in the poverty
> category and they aren't known for spectacular benefits and often
> intentionally keep employees part time to totally avoid the issue.

it's a disgrace.

but wal-mart is far from the only place to use the thirty-nine-hours-a-week
part-timers dodge.

your pal,
blake