Carl
>From: John Thornton <jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net>
>
>... Ultimately Bill shows himself more concerned with his ability to
>acquire inexpensive xmas lights than worrying about whether anyone makes a
>living wage.
>
>John Thornton
>
>>Wal-Mart, she says, has deliberately made "corporate crime an integral
>>part of its business strategy" by "routinely violating" laws governing
>>union organizing and overtime. If only Wal-Mart were unionized like the
>>good supermarket chains - and then forced to pay everybody a "living
>>wage." If only a major political party truly cared about ordinary people
>>and challenged corporate greed, etc., etc.
>>
>>And the string of 25 made-in-China Christmas tree lights I bought at
>>Wal-Mart would have probably cost me $15, not $4.78.
>>
>>
>>Bill Steigerwald can be reached at (412) 320-7983 or
>>bsteigerwald at tribweb.com.