[Vision2020] Come tonight (was: I do not care about the economy)

[Donovan Arnold]

I probably will if I can find my DVR remote and  can stay awake that late. I do not understand why they do not put a  button on the TV that rings the remote when you lose it, like a  cordless phone. I bet 100 million hours of work is lost a year in this  country looking for the damn remote. : D
  
  -DJA
  
  
  

joekc at adelphia.net wrote:  Donovan and others:

Come  to the MCA General meeting tonight -- 7 pm at the 1912 Building -- and  I promise you'll hear better arguments and responses than these!

For one thing, none of the liberals are from Berkeley!

(Sorry, Donovan, I could not resist the opportunity to promote the event!)

Joe Campbell

---- Donovan Arnold  wrote: 
> I am still waiting to hear any legitimate complaints against Wal-Mart. Everything I have heard is either;
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>   2) Coming from a biased source, such as a liberal from Berkeley, or a Union Organization.
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>   3) Flat out untrue
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>   Complaint:  "Wal Mart hurts the economy."
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>    Response: " While an oil spill or natural disaster helps it."
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>   Complaint: "Wal-Mart eliminates jobs."
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>   Response "Wal-Mart eliminates unnecessary jobs."
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>   Complaint: "Wal-Mart eliminates high paying jobs and replaces them with low paying jobs." 
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>   Response: "Wal-Mart replaces Kmart jobs with Wal-Mart Jobs that pay the same."
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>   Complaint "Wal-Mart uses overseas labor."
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>   Response: "Every one uses overseas labor."
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>   Complaint: "Wal-Mart pays its overseas labors $70 a month."
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>   Response: "$70 a month is more than what the teacher or police officer makes."
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>  Wal-Mart eliminates high paying jobs in exchange for lower prices on  daily living items like food, toiletries, paper towels, medications,  automobile goods, and clothing. 
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> As someone that  makes $20K a year and am getting soaked with high rent because of  property taxes, an unfair regressive sales tax on the dollar-even on  groceries, and minimum wage has not gone up in 9 years, I do not care  if we eliminate a few $80K a year jobs if it keeps prices lower for the  rest of us. I have no sympathy for those that lose a job making $80K a  year. I care about the poorer people that are living on 20K a year of  less. Moscow has done nothing for the poor in our community. It costs  more to rent an apartment in Moscow then a house in Boise. That is  insane, and highly unfair. Wal-mart, ShopKo, CostCo, and other mega  chains reduces the overall cost of living for the poor. To me, this is  a good thing. I think saving money, pinching pennies, and buying as  cheaply and as cost effectively as possible is the responsible way to  handle personal finances. 
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> When Idaho and Moscow  does not raise wages, does not provide property tax relief for the low  income, pushes for a 20% sales tax increase on food, clothing, and  other items needed for daily living, it is no friend of the poor, or  hard working men and women on the lower end of the economic end of this  community or those dependent upon Social Security. Moscow has to let  Wal-Mart in because the community has created such a need for a low  discount store when it has assaulted their quality of life and ignored  their needs for such a long time. 
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> A head of  household living in Moscow of a three person household would have to  work 400 hours a month in order to rent a two bedroom apartment, at  only 30% of their income before taxes at the current minimum wage. 
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>   $5.15 (minimum wage) x 400 = 2060x .30 (affordable housing) = $618 a month (rent)
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>  Now, unless you believe it is reasonable to work 400 hours a month, I  do not see how anyone can ask someone to forgo shopping at the cheapest  possible place or deny them that right. 
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> I do not  care about the economy. I care about the quality of life for the people  on the bottom of the economic scale. I care that people on the bottom  are not required to expend 100% of their income on the basics of life  and still go without some others. It is not fair. Moscow has been no  friend of the poor and disadvantaged.
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