Last I checked, businesses were not in business to provide benefits to employees, they are in business to make money.  The question I would ask this person is 'why the sudden wave of benevolence?'.  He has been around for a while, yet, of his 500 employees, he was only covering 18.  If he really wanted to cover all his...more

If you own a stock mutual fund, you are an owner of Walmart.  If you have a pension, you are an owner of Walmart.  Do you have all the money you need?

there is no such thing a "proper' hours.  all companies avoid over time pay.  no where in the us legal code does it say workers must be paid "enough to live on".  no one is forced to work at walmart.  sorry pal, your rant is pointless.

Last I checked, no one is forced to work there.  Your "slave' comparison does not seem to hold water.

You seem to forget that those people at the poverty line are the same folks who shop at Walmart.  Each of those dimes saved helps those same people stretch their limited $$s a littler further.  How is this a bad thing?  Walmart, by offering products at lower prices, is effectively giving people who shop there a pay INC...more

V_L - How is Walmart un-American?  The company provides a huge variety of products that are affordable to the middle and lower classes.  What is more American than that?  Walmart in effect increases the disposable income of its shoppers, a far more effective tool than any tax credit or government handout.  Next time th...more

What difference does it make how much money the family has?  (they don't manage the company anyway)  How does that mean they should pay above market rates to their employees?  Ridiculous comment by you.

The situation at Hostess is a cautionary tale for workers trying to squeeze management.  Only after liquidation became the only option did union leaders realize their folly. "We did not realize the situation was that bad." was the direct quote.

I hope he doesn't support FEMA, it has a lousy track record.  Exhibit A: Katrina.