[Vision2020] Wal-Mart, what else?

[Art Deco]

Carl

If you didn't like Donovan's response to your mere posting of a third party 
article, just think of the wonderful, compassionate treats you are in for 
when he becomes your assisted living caregiver.

Cheers,

W.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Westberg" <carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com>
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Wal-Mart, what else?


> Donovan writes:" When are you going to listen to the  liberal elitists 
> that know what is best for everyone?"  Gee Whillikers, Donovan.  I 
> forwarded an article, acknowledged that I wasn't qualified to comment, 
> wondered what others thought, and I find out this morning that I am, well, 
> what Donovan says I apparently am.  Huh. 
> Carl Westberg Jr.l
>
>
>>From: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
>>To: "g. crabtree" <jampot at adelphia.net>,        Carl Westberg 
>><carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com>, vision2020 at moscow.com
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Wal-Mart, what else?
>>Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:18:00 -0800 (PST)
>>
>>G,
>>
>>  When are you going to listen to the  liberal elitists that know what is 
>> best for everyone? It does not  matter if Wal-Mart employs people part 
>> time on government assistance  programs so they have some extra cash and 
>> get out of dire poverty.  Those facts are irrelevant. The fact that 
>> Wal-Mart provides jobs to  people that otherwise would could not get one, 
>> (like that is why they  are on government assistance anyway) is an 
>> irrelevant fact. The fact  that 30% of Wal-Mart's employees where taken 
>> off government assistance  payrolls, (that about 350,000 people) is also 
>> irrelevant. Wal-Mart  workers were all higher paid employees at a 
>> business that Wal-Mart  eliminated through unfair competition.
>>
>>   What is relevant is that we join the unions in their campaign against 
>> Wal-Mart.
>>   Unions are making bank on negative publicity on Wal-Mart. So listen to 
>> what they they say. Their information will be unbiased, well  researched, 
>> and 100% true.
>>
>>   Take Care,
>>
>>   DJA
>>
>>"g. crabtree" <jampot at adelphia.net> wrote:  Carl, Where were these 3,100 
>>Wal-Mart employees getting there health
>>coverage before becoming gainfully employed at the big W? Do you imagine
>>that they all held top flight BlueCross-Blue Shield health plans and gave
>>them up for an opportunity to have a career at wal-mart?
>>
>>gc
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Carl Westberg"
>>To:
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:16 AM
>>Subject: [Vision2020] Wal-Mart, what else?
>>
>>
>> >I forwarded an article from the Seattle Times yesterday that detailed 
>> >how
>>2
>> >reports concluded that over 3,100 Wal-Mart workers in Washington state
>>were
>> >receiving state-subsidized health coverage throughout 2004, nearly 
>> >double
>> >the total for any other company.  As many as 20 percent of Wal-Mart's
>> >employees were getting taxpayer-funded health care for themselves or
>>their
>> >dependents, according to the article.  I thought this would engender 
>> >some
>> >discussion.  I'm not qualified to comment, since your average cactus
>>plant
>> >is better versed in economics than me.  But I did find it interesting.
>>Oh.
>> >by the way, Dan, Lara Croft would kick Chuck Norris's butt six ways from
>> >Sunday.  And then she'd run off with Brad Pitt.  Not that I'm bitter, or
>> >anything.
>> >Carl Westberg Jr.
>> >
>> >
>> > _____________________________________________________
>> > List services made available by First Step Internet, serving the
>> > communities of the Palouse since 1994.   http://www.fsr.net
>> > mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
>> > ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
>>
>>_____________________________________________________
>>  List services made available by First Step Internet,
>>  serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.
>>                http://www.fsr.net
>>           mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
>>¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>---------------------------------
>>Do you Yahoo!?
>>  With a free 1 GB, there's more in store with Yahoo! Mail.
>
>
>>_____________________________________________________
>>  List services made available by First Step Internet,
>>  serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.
>>                http://www.fsr.net
>>           mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
>>¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
>
>
> _____________________________________________________
> List services made available by First Step Internet, serving the 
> communities of the Palouse since 1994.   http://www.fsr.net 
> mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
> ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
>
>