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On 2015-12-22 12:44 PM, graham wrote:
> On 21/12/2015 9:50 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 22:47:10 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:44:56 -0700, graham wrote:
>>>
>>>> About 10
>>>> years ago I was shopping around for deals for baby formula and my
>>>> locally owned supermarket was 30% cheaper than Walmart, and that was
>>>> the
>>>> regular price.
>>>
>>> Walmart here in the U.S. charges the maximum they can for baby formula
>>> because WIC pays for it - a government welfare program that
>>> reimburses grocery stores for the retail cost of the product. And all
>>> those WIC recipients just love Walmart, so that's where they buy it
>>> because the retail price doesn't matter to them.
>>>
>>> Walmart is very good at extracting as much money as they can from the
>>> Government. Half of Walmart's workforce qualifies for food stamps and
>>> other public assistance programs.
>>
>> Even though they have a job? You've gotta love unbridled capitalism!
>>
> At long, long last, farmers in Alberta are being legislated to conform
> to the same labour laws as every other business. Of course, like all
> farmers, they are whining about having to change.
> However, the most egregious example is that of a greenhouse owner who
> has announced that next year will be his last in business because he
> will have to pay his workers overtime, holiday and vacation pay!
>
> Graham
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