[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-09 Thread Cliff
LOL!! Did they deliver staplers as well? Sorry, couldn't resist... :-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Heard a piece on NPR this afternoon driving home PRAISING Wal-Mart for > the work they did during the hurricane. Appears that Wal-Mart ha

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 9/9/05 7:22:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Heard a piece on NPR this afternoon driving home PRAISING Wal-Mart > for the work they did during the hurricane. Appears that Wal

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread Cliff
Do you have any employees, Judy? If so, what do you pay them? if not, why don't you do more for your community by starting a business and employing people? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wro

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > In a message dated 9/9/05 7:22:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > Heard a piece on NPR this afternoon drivin

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you have any employees, Judy? If so, what do you pay them? if > not, why don't you do more for your community by starting a business > and employing people? Do you have any *brains*? If not, why don't you see if you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Do you have any employees, Judy? If so, what do you pay them? > > if not, why don't you do more for your community by starting a > > bu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Do you have any employees, Judy? If so, what do you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Do you have any employees, Judy? If so, what do you pay them? if > > not, why don't you do more for your community by starting a busi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Cliff" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Do you have any employees, Judy? If so, what

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 9/9/05 7:22:02 P.M. Central Daylight T

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Clif

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "aut

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread Cliff
You sweet thing, you... Your gentleness and compassion are truly remarkable. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Do you have any employees, Judy? If so, what do you pay th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread Cliff
Really? Gosh, hadn't noticed.. :-) Thought maybe that was her way of saying, "No, I don't have any employees and never have had, so I really have no clue about running a business, and therefore my opinions on related matters aren't worth very much." But then I'm just guessing... --- In Fairf

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread akasha_108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Do you have any employees, Judy? If so, what do you pa

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Really? Gosh, hadn't noticed.. :-) > > Thought maybe that was her way of saying, "No, I don't have any > employees and never have had, so I really have no clue about > running a business, and therefore my opinions on r

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Cliff" <[EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread Cliff
It's Vedic Math. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 9/10/05 3:03:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I'd say it's a draw, actually. . > > Sorta like stealing a dollar from a blind man's > cup and depositing a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread Cliff
Of course there's not. Large economies end up averaging out - competition forces them to. But an idealogue never lets facts cloud an issue. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 9/10/05 3:20:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wr

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Of course there's not. Large economies end up averaging out - > competition forces them to. But an idealogue never lets facts > cloud an issue. I don't have time to cut and paste at the moment, but here are some of the f

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 9/10/05 3:20:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > I'd say it's a draw, actually. They're taking > > > some of the profits they made by screwing low- > > > income folks > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Of course there's not. Large economies end up averaging out - > > competition forces them to. But an idealogue never lets facts > > clo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have had an extensive "Wal-Mart" discussion with Judy on amt. Actually it was a discussion involving practically all the regulars on alt.m.t (funny that Shemp remembers it as being just with me). I don't recall a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 9/9/05 7:22:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Heard a piece on NPR this afternoon driving home PRAISING Wal-Mart for > the work they did during the hurricane. Appears that Wa

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Cliff" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Of course there's not. Large economies end u

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 9/10/05 3:20:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > I'd say it's a draw, actually. They're taking > > > some of the profits they made by screwing low- > > > income folks > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I have had an extensive "Wal-Mart" discussion with Judy on amt. > > Actually it was a discussion involving practically > all the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > In a message dated 9/9/05 7:22:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > Heard a piece on NPR this afternoon driving h

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Clif

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread Cliff
Do you think the people would prefer no jobs, Shemp? Wal-Mart is what it is. It doesn't pretend to be the road to riches for anyone. It provides a solid entry-level or 2nd income source for a huge number of Americans. Would you prefer they all be on welfare instead? How about you, Shemp? How

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you think the people would prefer no jobs, Shemp? Whatever made you think I was joking. I was quite serious about the FICA comment... > > Wal-Mart is what it is. It doesn't pretend to be the road to riches fo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 9/10/05 12:57:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: And therefore have a lot of extra profit they canuse to garner good PR in a situation like this. And donate to charitable causes like Hurricane relief. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMA

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 9/10/05 3:03:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'd say it's a draw, actually.  .Sorta like stealing a dollar from a blind man'scup and depositing a nickel of it in the cup ofanother blind man down the street. That's a draw? To subscrib

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 9/10/05 3:20:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I'd say it's a draw, actually.  They're taking> > some of the profits they made by screwing low-> > income folks> > How do they "screw low-income folks"...by providing goods and > service

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-10 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 9/10/05 7:12:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don't have time to cut and paste at the moment,but here are some of the facts on Wal-Mart's wages:http://tinyurl.com/abdlf(By "averaging out" above, are you referring towhat's called the "Wal-

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hero Wal-Mart

2005-09-11 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 9/10/05 9:10:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Those mean nasty Wal-Mart people that pay minimum wage and  aren't union!And no benefits, either. After some time with wal-mart employees get medical insurance. Not sure about other benefits ot