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To: LindyBill who wrote (18998)	12/7/2003 4:34:00 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793672

But that same poor mom will ultimately eliminate her textile job due to purchase at Walmart. If China paid it's workers fair wages plus provided safe working conditions we could not argue against textbook economic theories, however, my observation is that something less drastic needs to be implemented for sake of average worker. free market theories work great for college profs & millionaires whose lives are suspended in mid-air rather than having their feet planted firmly in reality.

To: LindyBill who wrote (18998)	12/7/2003 9:30:03 PM
From: quehubo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793672

<<What you do not see is the poor mom over at Wal Mart who is able to afford more food and clothing for her kids this Christmas. >> I see the poor mom at Wallmart exercising her buying power. She and her husband are Wallmart employees. He had a good job in manufacturing but now he can only find a job at Wallmart. My complaint about Wallmart specifically is that they are a dominant player and set wages and benefits that must be matched by their competitors. Wallmart does not set a good example. The unions will get into Wallmart one day and Wallmart will wish they treated their employees better when they had the upper hand.