I've seen the new Walmart commercials, including the one with a man that says "When people look at me, I hope they see someone building a better life" and I want to finish the sentence "on the backs of the underpaid and abused Walmart workers." Because that IS what's happening.
I know there are people who need to shop at Walmart, even though these commercials are trying to appeal to better off shoppers, but the fact remains that the 'savings' the shoppers are getting come right out of the hides of the workers and the suppliers workers. This is no way to run an economy. The people at the top of Walmart take home $20 million plus. Those at the bottom $15K. They are not, as the people in the ad, putting aside a little for braces or college, they are praying they can keep feeding their family.
Many of them can't without government aid.
And then we have a Congressman quoting the bible about those who won't work not eating - OK, let's start with making sure all those who DO work can eat! Even that would be better than what we have now!
Walmart has stepped up for the environment, building green stores and carrying organic produce.
Smithfield stepped up for animal rights, guaranteeing the pigs humane working conditions.
Both companies did this BEFORE they would give their workers decent conditions.
Why is it that any other, every other concession will be made before simply treating your workers as human beings with the God given right to a decent life? Not anything special, not luxury, just a decent comfortable life.
And why do the American people continue to allow this?
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