On Monday, January 11, 2016 at 1:34:53 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> "cibola de oro" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Julie Bove wrote:
> >>
> >> "cibola de oro" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> sf wrote:
> >>>> On Sun, 10 Jan 2016 18:57:02 -0700, cibola de oro > wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> sf wrote:
> >>>>>> On Sun, 10 Jan 2016 13:11:39 -0700, cibola de oro > wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> sf wrote:
> >>>>>>>> On Sun, 10 Jan 2016 12:33:05 -0700, cibola de oro >
> >>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Cheri wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> "sf" > wrote in message
> >>>>>>>>>> ...
> >>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 10 Jan 2016 11:07:30 -0700, cibola de oro >
> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> sf wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 10 Jan 2016 05:08:04 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could generalize that Walmart favors the less
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> impoverished parts
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> of towns and cities, where people have more disposable
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> income.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> They go into the worst areas where I live. Nobody in
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> affluent areas
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> wants a nearby Walmart devaluing property and the less
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> affluent areas
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> need their paltry paying jobs.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Iow, they DO create jobs where they're needed.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> That's the idea around here.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Btw - "paltry" was just raised by them to $10/hr.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Just so you know...
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Still just a drop in the bucket. $15 an hour doesn't go very
> >>>>>>>>>>> far
> >>>>>>>>>>> here.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> sf
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Probably should find a different *here* to live.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Cheri
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Yabut...she lives in a mucho cool city.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Thanks. I'm not part of the working poor, but it doesn't mean I'm
> >>>>>>>> blind or unsympathetic.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Of course not, a problem doesn't go away from ignoring it.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Oh for that to be true...
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Goodbye meth!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> We have more pressing problems to deal with than a few people using
> >>>>>> illegal drugs.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Round here it's almost a state full.
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm sorry for you and for them. 
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> So far so good on this end, do the "Breaking Bad" TV marathon if you
> >>> need any confirmation...
> >>>
> >>> Tweakers...sad...
> >>>
> >>> One gets by.
> >>
> >> The really sad that is that the first time I saw one, I didn't know what
> >> was wrong with him. My daughter did. She steered me away from him.
> >> This was at the Everett Winco. AFAIK I haven't seen any since. But I
> >> know they are around here. Drugs are starting to be a BIG problem here!
> >
> > It's a national epidemic - how and where it spreads is just a matter of
> > time and demographics.
>
> Seems to follow the economy. When we were in PA, they had a very high
> unemployment rate, at least where we were at and the drug problem was severe
> where as it wasn't so bad here. And now it is.
Yep, and since we've been sending jobs to China by shopping at MalWart, it's gotten a lot worse everywhere in the U.S.!
And no one seems to notice, no one seems to care!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP_62s9RW9E
John Kuthe...