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

[Pat Kraut]

Three walmarts?? Where!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Shelly 
  To: vision2020 at moscow.com ; donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com 
  Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 6:06 PM
  Subject: Re: [Spam] [Vision2020] I do not care about the economy


        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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