On Sun, 20 May 2007 18:06:06 -0500, jangchub
wrote:

On Sun, 20 May 2007 14:37:02 -0700, Persephone wrote:

Or maybe some store, like maybe Costco, that treats their staff like
human beings, and doesn't throw them on the taxpayers for medical
care. And does not force their suppliers to cut prices so far that
they, in turn, are forced to go offshore, costing more Americans their
jobs.

I assure you Costco buys merchandise from China where they pay 20
cents an hour.

Of course they do; everything is made in China now. Partly due to the
effect of squeeze artists like Walmart that force American suppliers
who would LOVE to stay here and employ Americans --
to offshore just so they won't lose their contracts with Walmart.

We *were* talking about the way Costco pays and treats their employees
(well!) as opposed to Walmart's philosophy. And did we mention
sex discrimination and forcing employees to work extra hours without
compensation, and...and...

Frontline -- the best program on TV for my money -- a few months ago
aired a thorough examination of Walmart's ripple effect on our
economy.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl.../walmart/view/

Persephone

Netflix, if you belong, has a great documentary called:

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price

I highly recommend it. Netflix will give a two week free trial to
anyone who wants to try it.