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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Recognize any names? [View all]WorseBeforeBetter
(11,441 posts)84. Shareholders and Waltons's wife wanted a woman, but Hillary wasn't Sam's first choice.
Some exec from Nordstrom was. Hillary served from 1986-1992. Walton stepped down as CEO in 1988 -- still involved on the board but technically not running the joint.
While Sam Walton was alive, Walmart had a "Buy American" campaign, but it was exposed shortly after he died that signs saying "Buy American" were on bins of Asian made products. Yet by 2005, about 60% of Walmart's merchandise was imported, compared to 6% in 1984, although others estimated the percentage was 40% from the beginning.[136][137] In 2004, Walmart spent $18 billion on Chinese products alone, and if it were an individual economy, the company would rank as China's eighth largest trading partner, ahead of Russia, Australia, and Canada.[138] One group estimates that the growing U.S. trade deficit with China, heavily influenced by Walmart imports, is estimated to have moved over 1.5 million jobs that might otherwise be in America to China between 1989 and 2003.[139] According to the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), "Walmart is the single largest importer of foreign-produced goods in the United States", their biggest trading partner is China, and their trade with China alone constitutes approximately 10% of the total U.S. trade deficit with China as of 2004.[140]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Walmart#Imports_and_globalization
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Walmart#Imports_and_globalization
Wal-Mart is virulently anti-union and Hillary didn't make waves. As I said, champion of the working man and woman, that's our Hillary!
Huh, she isn't touting her Wal-Mart stint in her campaign bio. Wonder why?
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/about/bio/
backatcha, MADem,
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Yes, voted the Most Evil Corporation in the World. Their GMOs just got banned from the 14th
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#6
Being utterly amoral and stridently self serving often come off that way to those not privy
TheKentuckian
Oct 2015
#65
title-Partially Debunked: List of Monsanto Employees in Government Discussion in 'Conspiracy Theorie
azurnoir
Oct 2015
#44
She looked out for all those $7.50/hr employees on public assistance...
WorseBeforeBetter
Oct 2015
#26
Shareholders and Waltons's wife wanted a woman, but Hillary wasn't Sam's first choice.
WorseBeforeBetter
Oct 2015
#84
Please remind me why she was there at all? Is your contention that she was a failure? nt
Live and Learn
Oct 2015
#56
I think its truly concerning as well. And we're talking about more than just our food supply.
RiverLover
Oct 2015
#69
Your first sentence is the problem. The 1st rule of getting out of deep holes is
TheKentuckian
Oct 2015
#72
Quid pro quo? Perish the thought. Monsanto is paying politicians out sheer altruism.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2015
#27
The image is a tweet, so someone tweeted it. But the meme can be traced back to at least 2013...
Agschmid
Oct 2015
#46
What's wrong with America is that people believe every piece of shit they see on the internet
jberryhill
Oct 2015
#81
Its safer in Europe where Monsanto hasn't bought off as many politicians & university profs.
RiverLover
Oct 2015
#70
Pretty shitty that the spreading of a blatant lie against a progressive gets this many recc's.
NCTraveler
Oct 2015
#79