Wal Mart has been in the news recently because (boo hoo) their U.S. stores are not making as much "profit" as they were intended to. Of course they want to blame the new CEO, Mike Duke, for not taking better care, or taking charge, after Lee Scott left. Probably won't make Mike Duke miserable, if he's released with a few million in his pocket as "severance pay." But afterall, that's probably what his contract called for. We should all get contracts from our potential employers, that if we don't work out, we get oodles of money to make our fall from grace easier. More of a "green slip" than a pink slip! Oh there's already a term for it...golden parachute.
But I digress...
There's another problem afoot, too. Unemployment appears to have stagnated at 9% and may even be rising...again. So here I am to solve both problems. Even though I harbor no love for Wal Mart any more, I have plenty of friends who work there.
Wal Mart should start buying American again!!! Just like Sam wanted!!! If the goods aren't available, then we'd need more manufacturing. If we had more manufacturing, there would be more jobs. More jobs would mean more money in the economy, and probably more money for Wal Mart, and their anticipated customers. And the quality of their goods should go up, or at least the perception of quality, and people would give them a new and less-jaundiced look! ! It's a decided WIN-WIN!!
But there are even further reaching implications! The people in China are starting to get the idea that they can demand higher wages. Sooner or later, it will be just as cheap to manufacture at home. But by that time we'll have absolutely NO workers who know how to do anything except draw unemployment or welfare. If we start now, we would even save on the amount of money we're spending on energy to get those goods shipping all over the world. Geez, another new concept...saving on fuel consumption!
Two birds/one stone, or maybe 3 if you count the energy savings, and I do NOT want anything from Wal Mart now or after Day 140!
But I digress...
There's another problem afoot, too. Unemployment appears to have stagnated at 9% and may even be rising...again. So here I am to solve both problems. Even though I harbor no love for Wal Mart any more, I have plenty of friends who work there.
Wal Mart should start buying American again!!! Just like Sam wanted!!! If the goods aren't available, then we'd need more manufacturing. If we had more manufacturing, there would be more jobs. More jobs would mean more money in the economy, and probably more money for Wal Mart, and their anticipated customers. And the quality of their goods should go up, or at least the perception of quality, and people would give them a new and less-jaundiced look! ! It's a decided WIN-WIN!!
But there are even further reaching implications! The people in China are starting to get the idea that they can demand higher wages. Sooner or later, it will be just as cheap to manufacture at home. But by that time we'll have absolutely NO workers who know how to do anything except draw unemployment or welfare. If we start now, we would even save on the amount of money we're spending on energy to get those goods shipping all over the world. Geez, another new concept...saving on fuel consumption!
Two birds/one stone, or maybe 3 if you count the energy savings, and I do NOT want anything from Wal Mart now or after Day 140!
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