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 | Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 16:04:42 mst
Comment ID: #1
Name: KPO'M
E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net
Ironically, Wal-Mart is pushing nationalized health care as a way of increasing its competitive advantage smaller competitors who do not have the means to afford to fund the taxes that will pay for the plan. IOW, in doing this, they are doing the very thing their usual critics on the left accuse them of ("driving the mom-and-pop stores out of business). Of course, you don't see the left criticizing them this time. |
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| Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 16:21:34 mst
Comment ID: #2
Name: Anonymity
I can see the sense behind this... however, I will point out that if I boycotted every store whose management advocated stupid stuff like socialized health care, I might not have any place left to shop! I think of all the places where we purchase the goods we need to live... in most cases, we have no idea what things their management might believe in. But hey, good luck with the boycott. |
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| Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 21:02:59 mst
Comment ID: #3
Name: Steve D'Ippolito
Anonymity,
It's one thing for management to advocate things and maybe give 10000 bucks to some obnoxious organization for the tax break. It's another to mount a full court press ad campaign.
WalMart can rot in Hell. The same Hell they are trying to make on earth. |
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| Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 10:03:31 mst
Comment ID: #4
Name: Joe Maurone
E-mail: spaceplayer2112(at)hotmail.com
URL: http://superherobabylong.blogspot.com
But it's been said for some time that Wal-Mart was a corporate welfare recipient, were they not? Wal-Mart defenders remind me of "Hank Hill," naive idealists wearing rose-colored glasses who defend Buck Strickland as a great American despite the corruption under their noses.
Read your Machiavelli and see through the disguise. |
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| Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 20:48:56 mst
Comment ID: #5
Name: Cheerwino
And now this:
Wal-Mart to create eco-ratings for all goods
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31927725/ns/business-consumer_news/ |
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| Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 7:54:49 mst
Comment ID: #6
Name: Kelly Valenzuela
E-mail: kellymcnulty(at)gmail.com
URL: http://rantfromtherock.blogspot.com/
I agree with Steve. There's no way I can do business with only Objectivists, and that's not my intent here. What Walmart is doing, is spending lots of money and pushing around their weight to effect politics in two of the most awful ways there are right now...socialized medicine and environmentalism. These are, what I consider, the two biggest threats to my freedom and my pocket book right now. I'd rather give my money to a unionized grocery store and have to use coupons than give my money to a heavy-hitter like Walmart who can, quite literally, single handedly, allow the government to wipe me out. I'll take the lesser of the evils right now...the unions! Hello Costco, King Sooper and Target! |
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| Friday, July 17, 2009 at 9:21:03 mst
Comment ID: #7
Name: Diana Hsieh
E-mail: diana(at)dianahsieh.com
URL: http://www.dianahsieh.com/blog
Here's what I just sent to Wal-Mart:
Dear Wal-Mart --
I am appalled by your promotion of socialized medicine. You are using dollars that you've earned in the (relatively) free market in consumer goods to destroy what little freedom remains in medicine. Americans should be free to exercise their own judgment using their own property in medicine, just as in every other area of their life. That's what it means to possess the inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Those rights are being systematically trampled by the government today -- and you are lending your support to that black evil.
Until Wal-mart publicly commits to supporting free market reforms in medicine, I will take my business elsewhere.
For more information on free market medicine, see: http://www.westandfirm.org/
We stand for Freedom and Individual Rights in Medicine.
America was founded on the principles of freedom and individual rights. Applied to medicine, the law must respect the individual rights of doctors and other providers, allowing them the freedom to practice medicine. This includes the right to choose their patients, to determine the best treatment for their patients, and to bill their patients accordingly. In the same manner, the law must respect the individual rights of patients, allowing them the freedom to seek out the best doctors and treatment they can afford.
Freedom and Individual Rights in Medicine (FIRM) promotes the philosophy of individual rights, personal responsibility, and free market economics in health care. FIRM holds that the only moral and practical way to obtain medical care is that of individuals choosing and paying for their own medical care in a capitalist free market. Federal and state regulations and entitlements, we maintain, are the two most important factors in driving up medical costs. They have created the crisis we face today.
Diana Hsieh
Sedalia, Colorado |
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| Friday, July 17, 2009 at 9:38:33 mst
Comment ID: #8
Name: DP
Diana,
Great letter to Wal-Mart! Would you permit others to copy it, sign their own names, and send it to Wal-Mart? (And is that even effective activism, or is it better for people to write their own letters?)
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| Friday, July 17, 2009 at 9:48:30 mst
Comment ID: #9
Name: Diana Hsieh
E-mail: diana(at)dianahsieh.com
URL: http://www.dianahsieh.com/blog
Thanks, DP! Anyone is more than welcome to use my letter as they see fit. I would recommend adapting my first two paragraphs, rather than just copying and pasting it though. Otherwise, Wal-mart might ignore it if they see it repeatedly. The text after the FIRM URL is copied from the FIRM web site, so that should remain as is. |
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| Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 6:14:43 mst
Comment ID: #10
Name: KPO'M
E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net
Unfortunately, the AMA also supports socialized medicine:
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-HealthcareReform/idUSTRE56F5W120090716
What has alarmed me is how effectively the Chicago-style "ram-it-through-with-no-debate" method has scaled to Washington. The farther reaching or more fundamental a bill is, the less time is set aside for debate. Sure, there are a few senators holding it up, but it won't last. Obama has successfully shifted the focus to the "cost" of the program rather than on its fundamental philosophical basis. That's the key difference between 1993 and now. Unfortunately, some form of a bill will be rammed through. After all, as Rahm Emanuel pointed out, this economic crisis is too big an opportunity for the president to waste. |
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| Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 9:26:32 mst
Comment ID: #11
Name: Joe Maurone
E-mail: spaceplayer2112(at)hotmail.com
URL: http://superherobabylong.blogspot.com
I sent in an email to Wal-Mart, here is there response. No reaction to the "take my business elsewhere" part, they seem less concerned about losing a few customers and more concerned about towing President Thompson's party line... Notice the disconnect between "shared responsibility" and "respect for the
individual, service to our customers and striving for excellence."
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My name is Ernest. I am with the Walmart.com Customer Service Team.
Thank you for allowing me to assist you today.
We appreciate your interest in Wal-Mart's views on the efforts in
Congress to craft and pass legislation for Healthcare Reform. At
Wal-Mart, we believe in a shared responsibility and support an employer
mandate that is broad and fair for all parties involved. We believe this
mandate should cover as many businesses as possible, part-time as well
as full time employees.
We believe that a mandate must also be accompanied by strong provisions
that will reduce health cost and improve the value we get for our health
care dollar. Any mandate should guarantee savings for the federal
government and for employers who provide health insurance.
Wal-Mart is committed to helping people save money so they can live
better and will offer our support to any initiative that will improve
the quality of life for our employees and patrons. Wal-Mart will remain
consistent by continuing to implement our core beliefs; respect for the
individual, service to our customers and striving for excellence.
Thank you for visiting Walmart.com. We appreciate the opportunity to
serve you and look forward to your next visit.
Sincerely,
Ernest
Customer Service at Walmart.com |
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