[Spam] [Vision2020] I do not care about the economy

[Shelly]

Donovan - Have you seen the documentary? What do you HONESTLY think will
happen to our economy with three Walmart's? 

-Phil 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: Donovan Arnold
Date: 01/09/06 17:32:27
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Spam] [Vision2020] I do not care about the economy
 
I am still waiting to hear any legitimate complaints against Wal-Mart.
Everything I have heard is either;

1) Applicable to all other major chains in the country

2) Coming from a biased source, such as a liberal from Berkeley, or a Union
Organization.

3) Flat out untrue


Complaint:  "Wal Mart hurts the economy."

 Response: " While an oil spill or natural disaster helps it."

Complaint: "Wal-Mart eliminates jobs."

Response "Wal-Mart eliminates unnecessary jobs."

Complaint: "Wal-Mart eliminates high paying jobs and replaces them with low
paying jobs." 

Response: "Wal-Mart replaces Kmart jobs with Wal-Mart Jobs that pay the same
"

Complaint "Wal-Mart uses overseas labor."

Response: "Every one uses overseas labor."

Complaint: "Wal-Mart pays its overseas labors $70 a month."

Response: "$70 a month is more ! than what the teacher or police officer
makes."


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. 

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. 

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.  

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.  

$5.15 (minimum wage) x 400 = 2060x .30 (affo! rdable housing) = $618 a month
(rent)

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. 

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.

-DJA









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