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Companies like Wal-Mart have made America the greatest country on God's Green Earth, so why should we seek to punish it?

... Wow. That woke me up.
First of all, since when were we the greatest country on Earth?
Second of all, we should punish them for many reasons, like, oh I don't know: Locking their workers in without pay, forbidding unions, trying to build on a Hawaiian burial site, shall I go on?
Companies like Wal-Mart are the reason a lot of the world hates us. Corporate greed, my friends, corporate greed.

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Redjill, I mean Celtic

Are you ****ed in the head? You sound really stupid since you say that in every post you make.
Aren't you 21? Should you be off at WORK?

way to be original clpo13.

I can always count on your posts for a good laugh, especially when you try to argue a point.

A**hole, I mean marine, cut it out already.

Redjill, I mean Celtic, youre finally making some sense.

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Businesses only have one obligation, to get their stockholders rich.

Agreed.

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maybe I am yogore, but thats how it is. I would rather have a teenager that wasnt so talkative checking me out if it wouldnt take so long. You can look at the lines - the younger workers lines arent as long as the older workers because they go faster

Your preferance is not what they care about. It's about atmosphere, that kindof grandparent type person. Alot of adults like other adults wroking there because they think they will know more about where things are, and usually, it's true. And you cannot say that every teenager's line is shorter than an older person's. Walmart isn't supposed to be about sipping you out there, it's atmosphere is a large part of it, friendly workers. Why eelse would they have that comercial centered more on their nice employees than on the actual products they sell.

Now that we all know what bias is, I hope we'll be able to use that knowledge in order to find out the real deal. For example, Wal-Mart would be biased towards itself. Obviously, they wouldn't tell you anything bad about themselves. Now if you found an investigation by Congress into the inner workings of Wal-Mart, then you'd be more likely to find out the truth, not the sugar-coated version Wal-Mart spews out. And that goes for all sites. I don't want to hear anyone quote Rush Limbaugh about anything.

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Originally posted by yogore:
Wal-mart has to exploit workers in order for them to save you all the money. If Walmart had good ethics, it would have to pay decent wages and then would have to charge the same amount if not more than other stores.

Businesses only have one obligation, to get their stockholders rich. Therefore, Wal-Mart is perfectly in line with business ethics.
Besides, in today's culture of moral relativism, who is to judge what is ethical or not?

Liberals are quick to point out that a lawmaker should not "legislate morality" when it comes to religion based decisions, so that same should be made for "legislating ethics" in the business world. Otherwise its a double standard. Companies like Wal-Mart have made America the greatest country on God's Green Earth, so why should we seek to punish it?

hmm that was odd...

bi·as ( P ) Pronunciation Key (bs)
n.
1A line going diagonally across the grain of fabric: Cut the cloth on the bias.

2A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment.

3An unfair act or policy stemming from prejudice.

4A statistical sampling or testing error caused by systematically favoring some outcomes over others.

5Sports.
aA weight or irregularity in a ball that causes it to swerve, as in lawn bowling.
bThe tendency of such a ball to swerve.

6The fixed voltage applied to an electrode.


There you go honey bunny!

bi·as ( P ) Pronunciation Key (bs)
n.
A line going diagonally across the grain of fabric: Cut the cloth on the bias.

1A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment.
2An unfair act or policy stemming from prejudice.
3A statistical sampling or testing error caused by systematically favoring some outcomes over others.
4Sports.
aA weight or irregularity in a ball that causes it to swerve, as in lawn bowling.
bThe tendency of such a ball to swerve.
5The fixed voltage applied to an electrode.

There you go honey bunny!

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I've been wondering: do any of you, especially marine16 and BS, know the meaning of the word "bias"?

No, I am only seven years old. Please tell me what that new word, bias, means!

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I've been wondering: do any of you, especially marine16 and BS, know the meaning of the word "bias"?

umm yes I know the meaning of "bias". what do you mean by it?

Walmart.com...oh yeah, that's sure going to tell you the truth about Wal-Mart! Yep, I'm sure they're going to go on about all the little details such as corporate takeover and below-minimum wages. After all, it gives you good PR!

I've been wondering: do any of you, especially marine16 and BS, know the meaning of the word "bias"?

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iluv, you're being agist and stereotypical. I could see why they want older people working there. Teenagers are usually less friendly and that's what Walmart wants.

maybe I am yogore, but thats how it is. I would rather have a teenager that wasnt so talkative checking me out if it wouldnt take so long. You can look at the lines - the younger workers lines arent as long as the older workers because they go faster. And (maybe its just our Wal-Mart) not all the older workers are very nice - I've met younger workers who were nicer than most of the older ones.

Damn you marine, I was expecting a happy face. Instead I got a stupid swing. I hate Wal-mart *whines*

iluv, you're being agist and stereotypical. I could see why they want older people working there. Teenagers are usually less friendly and that's what Walmart wants.

Not a problem ilvoebush, no problem at all.

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Originally posted by marine16:
Bushsupporter, do you know what I like about that webpage you provided? There is a smiling face as soon as I opened it. Who would have ever guessed a sources could be credible and friendly at the same time.

that struck me as so funny...thanks marine - I needed that. =)