I don't own stock in Wal-Mart. I've never shopped there, and I doubt if I ever would, so frankly, I don't have a dog in this fight. That's what's great about the free market. As a consumer, I can choose to shop wherever I wish. Fortunately, I have the means such that I don't have to seek out the lowest prices to make my dollars stretch further than they would otherwise. And because I have certain skills and abilities that pay top dollar in the labor market, I will never have to settle for a job that pays $8 an hour, which is probably what Wal-Mart pays to be competitive in the labor market.
My point is, I thought people like Ms. Dickinson were supposed to be advocates for the poor and working poor. Why would she want to banish a company that provides a place where people can buy at the lowest possible price? Why would she criticize an employer that pays $3 over the minimum wage for basically unskilled labor? It seems to me that poor and working class people benefit from having a Wal-Mart around, given the alternative of paying higher prices and/or having no job. But I guess some people, like "film-makers" I suppose, have the luxury of not having to think in those terms. Dennis Tester Mac-Groveland >----- ------- Original Message ------- ----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:11:03 > >I just wanted to let y'all know that the short (12 >minute) video Ken Friberg >and I made on Wal-Mart in St. Paul ("Always Low") >has made it to the finals >of a contest in NY called "Media that Matters". >We're both pretty excited >about it! The even shorter trailer's at ><http://www.alwayslow.org> > >Cheers, > >Elizabeth Dickinson >West Side >_____________________________________________ >To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >____________________________________________ >NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [email protected] > >To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your >password - visit: >http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > >Archive Address: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [email protected] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
