[lbo-talk] Wal-Mart at Forefront of Hurricane Relief

Chuck0 chuck at mutualaid.org
Wed Sep 7 13:10:17 PDT 2005


lbo at inkworkswell.com wrote:


>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/05/AR2005090501598.html
>
> Wal-Mart at Forefront of Hurricane Relief
>


> Over the next few days, Wal-Mart's response to Katrina -- an unrivaled
> $20 million in cash donations, 1,500 truckloads of free merchandise,
> food for 100,000 meals and the promise of a job for every one of its
> displaced workers -- has turned the chain into an unexpected lifeline
> for much of the Southeast and earned it near-universal praise at a time
> when the company is struggling to burnish its image.

Fucking bastards!

Leave it to the biggest corporation in the world to use the situation in New Orleans as an opportunity to improve its image!

Chuck0



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