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To: John Carragher who wrote (72861)12/26/2007 6:17:19 PM
From: Steve Lokness  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 116555
 
John;

Wal mart does improve the standard of living for the community. on average i believe the numbers are like savings of close to $2000 a year if they shop groceries in addition to dry goods at wal mart. that is quite a bit of spendable income in savings.

If the walmart stuff is 10% cheaper - that means with a saving of 2,000 per year people are spending 20,000 a year at WalMart. Good grief, there isn't 20,000 dollars worth of stuff there i would want if it is free! I go there maybe once every six months for chain saw bar oil.

steve



To: John Carragher who wrote (72861)12/26/2007 9:40:48 PM
From: Webster Groves  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 116555
 
Your assumption is that paying less produces a better standard of living, whereas most would argue that it is what you pay relative to what you earn. I submit that the average Walmart employee has a lower standard of living than the average supermarket stock clerk of 30 years ago.

wg


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