On 11/24/2010 1:02 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:49:04 -0500, >
> wrote:
>
>> On 11/24/2010 9:45 AM, Jean B. wrote:
>>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:20:33 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Jean > wrote
>>>>>>>> This is why I don't shop at WalMart.
>>>>>> Yes, the treatment of employees too...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Jean B.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yet people apply for jobs there every day. I only know one person
>>>>> working there, a part timer. He has no complaints.
>>>>
>>>> I have three neighbors who work for Walmart, all love their job; one
>>>> is a retired NYC detective, during the past five years he's been
>>>> steadly promoted, he's now regional head of security at Walmart, one
>>>> is an accountant, and one is a young person who works in their
>>>> warehouse driving a fork lift. They all say that Walmart's pay and
>>>> bennies are better than the same jobs at the competion, and all are
>>>> very happy with how they are treated. My neighbor who's head of
>>>> security says that those who are down on Walmart are those who have
>>>> been dismissed for cause, have a family member who has been dismissed
>>>> for cause, or don't shop Walmart because they were caught shop lifting
>>>> so are legally barred from the premises. I don't know of any company
>>>> that tolerates theft and/or druggies. Those who are most vociferous
>>>> about bashing Walmart and ranting about how they never shop there you
>>>> can bet your bippee that they did something illegal that prevents them
>>>> from working/shopping there.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> That's interesting. Thanks. As to that last... ?
>>>
>>
>> What nonsense. If someone is critical of walmart because say they pay no
>> property taxes. In my state they get KOZ status, that means aside from
>> the taxpayers acquiring and developing properties, building highway
>> interchanges and installing traffic signals for them they don't pay
>> taxes for nine years. When the nine years are up they simply move across
>> the street.
>
> Any company that relocates gets the same tax break, and stocking
> shelves ain't a real job anywhere, idiot.

Actually no. Walmart is the only one who plays the nine years is up time
to move across the street to restart the tax exemption game. Sometimes
it is good to get out instead of sitting home thinking you know everything..

And since stocking shelves isn't a real job please describe very
carefully what folks who hold those jobs might do as an alternative. I
know you don't go out much so you don't see all of the shuttered
industrial and commercial properties where those folks might have gone
for a job in the past and you are pretty much frozen in the past maybe
25 years ago but give it a shot anyway.