Re: WalMart: Helping the Poor, Despised by (some) Urban Liberals
Bah. It was a direct response to the unfounded allegations that WalMart food is bad for you and makes people fatter. They weren't talking about alcohol or smoking (which is a separate issue from nutrition and food quality).
I don't see the reason for the skepticism. Even in the part you quoted, the article mentions the overall positive health effect.
CR
Ja Mata, Tosa.
The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter – all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement! - William Pitt the Elder
Re: WalMart: Helping the Poor, Despised by (some) Urban Liberals
Perhaps it has been a while since I have taken economics but how "solid" is comparing alcohol rates, exercise rates, the nutrition of food and smoking rates and then coming up with a statement, "yeah they are healthier by our calculations."?Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit
What are the calculations that determine how much nutrition of food should increase to negate a high smoking rate among a population?
Re: WalMart: Helping the Poor, Despised by (some) Urban Liberals
I prefer shopping elsewhere, not because I have anything in particular against Wal-Mart, I just dislike hoards of roaming Mullets, screaming kids (I get enough of that at home), and sub par service. I only partially agree with Horetore, mostly because I think places like Walmart actually cater to the lifestyle of the poor, but do relatively nothing to elevate them (or motivate them) to do more. Now you could say that, that isn't Walmart's responsibility, and that of course is also true, if you don't want to work for slave wages stop complaining, and get educated to work a job that pays in more than peanut shells, which arguably can be a difficult thing (but far from impossible) to do.
Re: WalMart: Helping the Poor, Despised by (some) Urban Liberals
That's a fair question. I'm not sure how they defined overall health.
But WalMart does provide more healthy food options.
Apparently when my statements about economics don't jibe with his leftist views, that means my minor in economics was "a complete farce".What?...every single time you post, I hope that you'll someday show some sign that your economics education wasn't a complete farce, and every single time, I'm bitterly disappointed.
CR
Ja Mata, Tosa.
The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter – all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement! - William Pitt the Elder
Re: WalMart: Helping the Poor, Despised by (some) Urban Liberals
The only way wal-mart encourages the lifestyle of the poor is having a dirty ass store and engaging in pallet dropes
That is just a sign of a lazy store
My stores would never engage in such uncouth shenanigans
SRSLY guys I live breathe and eat the grocery store
I know all there is to know
There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford
My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.
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