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Walmart says it will kill plans to build 3 new stores if DC wage bill passes

No it is good to have community standards and not allow a bully corparate entity to exploit the community.

The only bullies are the unskilled idiots who think they're worth $12.50/hr doing a job any able bodied individual could do.

These are also the same idiots who are stealing jobs from teenagers and turning those jobs into careers - jobs that shouldn't be considered careers.
 
It's good to hate employers. I understand why some would think that.

As I wrote, it seems some have bought into the idea that it's better to be unemployed and self rightous, than employed and a contributor.

Most understand how the former is far more destructive than the latter.


Its not a matter of hating employers.It is a known fact Walmart mostly only hires part time workers and pays **** wages.
 
No it is good to have community standards and not allow a bully corparate entity to exploit the community.

I'd bet there are many in the "community" who would like to have a say in that, rather than allowing the self rightous decide they know whats better for them.
 
The notion of a "Living" Wage being the standard at which you try to put the minimum wage is as idiotic as suggesting that one needs a "Fair" tax. It's aribtrary standards that have no actual useful definition
 
Just unethical exploitation by robber barons. No decent business will be harmed.

That's what you think because you're under the delusion that business only exist to provide jobs, when in reality businesses are in business to make money...
 
Watch, any new stores in DC will be limited to 174000 square feet. Existing stores will be walled off to reduce the size of the stores to 174000 square feet. That will reduce assortment for the customers and volume for the retailer. That will produce higher prices. There is no free ride, dear government.
 
wouldn't they get less assistants if they had work even if it is low wage part time work? and wouldnt that save the tax payer money?

They wouldn't get cut that much.

you liberals complain about food deserts that low income families do not have access to healthy food and fresh produce at a low price and isn't that one of the products that Walmart provides
Most of that produce and other stuff costs just about the same as any other grocery store, unless its one of those **** for brains idiotic hippy organic store that retards shop at.



its you liberals that create those food deserts by not allowing companies into the areas to eliminate the problem

I am no liberal.
 
The notion of a "Living" Wage being the standard at which you try to put the minimum wage is as idiotic as suggesting that one needs a "Fair" tax. It's aribtrary standards that have no actual useful definition

Minimum wage should be based on regional standard of living....
 
The only bullies are the unskilled idiots who think they're worth $12.50/hr doing a job any able bodied individual could do.

These are also the same idiots who are stealing jobs from teenagers and turning those jobs into careers - jobs that shouldn't be considered careers.

Yeah the poor are bullying a corporation that profits in the hundreds of billions.

A career is any job a person takes pride in.

You want a class of people to live with out dignity. That is what the fringe right are really after. They want laws that allow them to treat others as animals that don't deserve dignity.

Walmart are exploiters and I have no sympathy for them.
 
I'm guessing your claim contains just a wee bit of hyperbole.

what hyperbole is that? I have family and friends that work at walmart.Plus you can look at many of the links on walmart's hiring practices.
 
Abortion clinics pay more than minimum wage.

and what does pay have anything to do with ethics ethics like morals is subjective you might think abortion is ethical but low pay isn't and another might think abortion is unethical put a wage is

I want to ask you what is more ethical 8.50 an hour or 0 per hour
 
This is just stupid:



So people who work in big stores require 12.50 an hour to have a living wage, but people who work elsewhere only require 8.50? Despite living in the same town? With similar if not the same cost of living? How does that make sense?

The point I think is that big box retailers are guilty of harvesting huge profits at the expense of worker pay. Small business owners are exempt because they likely make much smaller profits, if any.

Passing cost savings on to consumers is a good idea. Passing them on to your employees, however, seems to be anathema to many big companies.
 
Yeah the poor are bullying a corporation that profits in the hundreds of billions.

A career is any job a person takes pride in.

You want a class of people to live with out dignity. That is what the fringe right are really after. They want laws that allow them to treat others as animals that don't deserve dignity.

Walmart are exploiters and I have no sympathy for them.

No one owes anyone anything.......

It's their fault they're poor if they're 40-years-old and working at Walmart.

Learn a skill or a trade that's in demand and then you will get paid more.

The only people being exploited are those who PROVIDE JOBS, and they're being exploited by the alleged "poor" who believe a job is a right and a private company should be forced to pay them whatever they demand.... THAT'S exploitation.
 
Minimum wage should be based on regional standard of living....

one of the factors that cause a higher cost of living is higher wages. so by raising the minimum wage in areas with a high cost of living just will make the cost of living higher
 
one of the factors that cause a higher cost of living is higher wages. so by raising the minimum wage in areas with a high cost of living just will make the cost of living higher

That's not necessarily true.

There's already a federal minimum wage.

What is directly responsible for cost of living is housing and taxes.
 
and what does pay have anything to do with ethics ethics like morals is subjective you might think abortion is ethical but low pay isn't and another might think abortion is unethical put a wage is

I want to ask you what is more ethical 8.50 an hour or 0 per hour

The op is about minimum wage. Abortion clinics pay well.

Ethics are set by the community. So some communities will make it hard to open an abortion clinic some hard for Walmart.

As far as 8.5 vs 0 it depends on the context. They might be exactly the same ethically.

If the wage required to survive is 30 then 8.5 is no more ethical than 0.
 
No one owes anyone anything.......

It's their fault they're poor if they're 40-years-old and working at Walmart.

Learn a skill or a trade that's in demand and then you will get paid more.

The only people being exploited are those who PROVIDE JOBS, and they're being exploited by the alleged "poor" who believe a job is a right and a private company should be forced to pay them whatever they demand.... THAT'S exploitation.

Poor Walmart being exploited. They only made 500 billion last year. Those evil poor people exploiting them.

lol your funny.
 
Poor Walmart being exploited. They only made 500 billion last year. Those evil poor people exploiting them.

lol your funny.

You know the difference between revenue and profit???

You do realize a company could make a 500 billion dollar capital investment, then generate 500 billion in revenue and that would leave them at even.....

You see - you're not being honest.
 
what hyperbole is that? I have family and friends that work at walmart.Plus you can look at many of the links on walmart's hiring practices.

One person's ****, is another persons opportunity. It's all a matter of perspective and attitude.

Perhaps it would be best for those who hate to get back to standing by the mailbox, and let those who understand the concept of stepping stone and contribution greater opportunity to get on with their life objectives.
 
You know the difference between revenue and profit???

You do realize a company could make a 500 billion dollar capital investment, then generate 500 billion in revenue and that would leave them at even.....

You see - you're not being honest.

Could be but in the case of Walmart they profited in the hundreds of billions.
 
Could be but in the case of Walmart they profited in the hundreds of billions.

NO they didn't... That would be impossible.

500 billion in revenue is before, overhead, utilities, merchandise, advertising, taxes, etc...

That **** adds up real quick...
 
My guess to the Republican/conservative reaction to this news:

Despite the fact they constantly blast Obama for an economy with slumping take home pay and an increase of low wage jobs, Republicans/conservatives will now come out to gleefully point out how the liberal agenda is destroying the economy and taking away jobs.

That's merely a guess...let's see how it plays out.

Destroying jobs and the economy is exactly what the liberal / socialist agenda is doing. This Wall-Mart incident is simply proof of that.
 
NO they didn't... That would be impossible.

500 billion in revenue is before, overhead, utilities, merchandise, advertising, taxes, etc...

That **** adds up real quick...

Sure it does, but Walmart posted a 6% increase in revenue in 2012 and they maintain a healthy margin and profit. They got 5% to stockholders after taxes.

So they are doing just fine.
 
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