Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
Walmart Scales Back Healthcare Coverage - Slapped Once Again by the Invisible Hand of the Free Market
Per NPR,
It seems like lines at Walmart are just getting longer and fewer employees are behind registers. Hell, have you ever tried to buy paint at Walmart? Tallahassee is a great example, just walk up to the paint counter of any of Tally's branches - particularly the parkay and NE cap circle - and see (no one) for yourself.
You would think by the standards of free market principles that a successful business would thereby hire more people - or at least maintain employee benefits instead of that whole profiteering thing.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the nation's largest private employer, is scaling back health care coverage for future part-time workers while raising premiums for many of its full-time workers, particularly tobacco users.Doesn't Walmart rank #1 of fortune 500 companies in revenues this year? Naturally the Republican Party and Tea Party back a company so engrossed by the "success" of free market principles - but can Walmart live up to their own standards?
It seems like lines at Walmart are just getting longer and fewer employees are behind registers. Hell, have you ever tried to buy paint at Walmart? Tallahassee is a great example, just walk up to the paint counter of any of Tally's branches - particularly the parkay and NE cap circle - and see (no one) for yourself.
You would think by the standards of free market principles that a successful business would thereby hire more people - or at least maintain employee benefits instead of that whole profiteering thing.
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Be Rick Scott for Halloween - Downloadable Mask
Pink Slip Rick now has a downloadable Rick Scott halloween mask you can print out at home. Want one? Click here.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Remember Remember the 5th of November
What are you doing on November 5th? Well in case you didn't hear about it just yet, the 5th is a national day of action to move from corporate banks to local credit unions. Already looked into switching and it's going to cost me much less to switch accounts. And oh yeah, I don't get to fund the people who helped cause the mortgage crisis :) Remember remember the 5th of November...
Monday, October 17, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Photos - What kind of pie? Occupy! (Tallahassee)
Once again this link is a good explanation of why the movement is happening.
Here are some of my photo faves from the initial declaration rally today. If you want to see the whole album click here. Tomorrow at the big rally more pictures will be taken so stay tuned!
We are the 99% and we are the bottom line.
Here are some of my photo faves from the initial declaration rally today. If you want to see the whole album click here. Tomorrow at the big rally more pictures will be taken so stay tuned!
We are the 99% and we are the bottom line.
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