Walmart

Posted on 2006-Jun-26 at 12:03

"Never doubt in the dark what God has shown you in the light". -Michelle Terrill

Still listening to Paul Harvey.

He is recounting the work that Walmart did following the hurricane...all the food and supplies they sent out there...

Food for thought!!!

It's easy for them to be a scape-goat for our complaining.

I have noticed how much they are trying to bring in orgainic food recently...If you shop at Walmart, use your money and vote for organic, the market will respond (even if it is a few cents more expensive).

Jenette.

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Posted by morningsunshine on 2006-Jun-26 at 12:57 - Link

I think they have a lot of issues. but I think that they are, in general, a good business. A good AMERICAN business. I try not to buy clothes there (sweatshops being only part of the problem: the clothes don't last one kid, much less survive for hand-me-downs. rather pay twice as much and get 4x the wear....) or anything really - I try not to buy things! but I do shop there on occasion, and I love that they have those missing kids posters. I always stop and look... what if it was my kid and someone saw him in school every day and never knew he was on one of those posters, ya know?
anyway, my 2 thoughts

You've got some good points.

Posted by jinyeah3 on 2006-Jun-27 at 09:03 - Link

I can see your point. On the other hand, we have no concept here (comparatively) of a child having to dig through trash to make a little to get some food (on a regular basis day in and day out with no social services to help them at all). I don't like the thought of a child's life consisting of nothing more than working all day, but neither do I like the thought of that child (and their family) having nothing to eat and nowhere to live. There was a time in our history when children worked (with their families) quite hard everyday to put food on the table. I would need to know more about the sweat shops to know what to think (and they probably aren't all the same). Does anyone know more about them? Is there a website that has good information on them. I am just picturing myself as a kid working in a third world country thinking "hmm, so if that American doesn't buy this product because I have to work so hard to survive, then that helps me?". I would appreciate more information on it.

By the way, there are ways to help kids from impoverished nations through sponsorship programs. We do that, and there are a great number to choose from. Here are two:

Compassion International
World Vision


Jenette.

Edited by jinyeah3 on 2006-Jun-27 at 09:07