Another example of an "evil" corporation

Engineer

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ntdz

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Originally posted by: Engineer
Originally posted by: ntdz
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori...www/story/09-01-2005/0004098910&EDATE=

Not only will they donate $15 million, they will setup mini walmarts all around the disaster area disributing , diapers, baby wipes, food, formula, toothbrushes, bedding and water.

Don't you just hate the evil, money hungry corporations who don't give a sh!t about people? :roll:

Well good for them. 1/2 hour worth of sales is pretty darn good! :)

What have you donated?
 

Engineer

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Originally posted by: ntdz
Originally posted by: Engineer
Originally posted by: ntdz
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori...www/story/09-01-2005/0004098910&EDATE=

Not only will they donate $15 million, they will setup mini walmarts all around the disaster area disributing , diapers, baby wipes, food, formula, toothbrushes, bedding and water.

Don't you just hate the evil, money hungry corporations who don't give a sh!t about people? :roll:

Well good for them. 1/2 hour worth of sales is pretty darn good! :)

What have you donated?

More than 1/2 hour worth of my salary! :)

You?


P.S. Why do you hate Walmart? :confused:
 

raildogg

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good job Wal-Mart.

Lee Scott has been doing a great job lately and so has Wal-Mart. good for them.

not only are they giving over $15 million in aid, but also foods from their warehouses and stores and other supplies.
 

Engineer

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Originally posted by: raildogg
good job Wal-Mart.

Lee Scott has been doing a great job lately and so has Wal-Mart. good for them.

not only are they giving over $15 million in aid, but also foods from their warehouses and stores and other supplies.

:thumbsup:

:)
 

ntdz

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Originally posted by: Engineer
Originally posted by: ntdz
Originally posted by: Engineer
Originally posted by: ntdz
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori...www/story/09-01-2005/0004098910&EDATE=

Not only will they donate $15 million, they will setup mini walmarts all around the disaster area disributing , diapers, baby wipes, food, formula, toothbrushes, bedding and water.

Don't you just hate the evil, money hungry corporations who don't give a sh!t about people? :roll:

Well good for them. 1/2 hour worth of sales is pretty darn good! :)

What have you donated?

More than 1/2 hour worth of my salary! :)

You?

I gave to the red cross.
 

touchmyichi

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So? They contributed. I highly doubt everyone involved in this decision was evily grinning at a conference thinking how they could profit off these people. 15 million is a lot, it can definitely do a lot of good and should be something that should not be debated at all. This is why it is so good that we have huge corporations in this nation, they have a duty to step up when help is needed.
 

randym431

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Yea I guess Neiman Marcus just announced they are rushing nail polish and hair care products to the area.
 

raildogg

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remember that Wal-Mart has taken a hit too in this disaster. at the highest peak, 140 or so of their stores were shut down. now i believe its 80. also many of their employees are affected by this disaster

lets not forget the loss of daily sales.

still, Wal-Mart is doing very good by sending in relief. it is greatly appreciated
 

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Walmart has a market cap of $189 billion. Would someone with better math skills than me, please calculate what percentage of $189 billion $15 million is?

Pigmart stinks. On second thought, $15 million is a solid chunk of change. Please disregard the Pigmart stinks comment.
 

raildogg

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Originally posted by: tommywishbone
Walmart has a market cap of $189 billion. Would someone with better math skills than me, please calculate what percentage of $189 billion $15 million is?

Pigmart stinks.

Target, Kroeger, Best Buy, Office Max, Home Depot, Lowe's are not too smaller than Wal-Mart.

lets see how much they contribute

just be happy they are giving aid.

okay, since you realize that $15 million is a decent amount, its all good :)
 

nageov3t

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good for them :thumbsup:

but don't hail them like they're awsome heroes... I mean, it's a pretty paltry sum in terms of their total profits, it's great press, and the faster these people get on their feet, the quicker they can go back to shopping in and working at Walmarts :p

it's not evil or anything, just more pragmatic than benevolent.
 

Vic

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Originally posted by: tommywishbone
Walmart has a market cap of $189 billion. Would someone with better math skills than me, please calculate what percentage of $189 billion $15 million is?

Pigmart stinks.
:roll: Nice to see that brains don't represent your opinion. Do you expect Wal-Mart to lay off their every employee, close their every store, and liquidate their entire inventory to give aid to New Orleans? And this is middle school math. (part/whole)*100=%

15,000,000 / 189,000,000,000 = 0.0079%
 

gsaldivar

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Originally posted by: Engineer
Originally posted by: raildogg
good job Wal-Mart.

Lee Scott has been doing a great job lately and so has Wal-Mart. good for them.

not only are they giving over $15 million in aid, but also foods from their warehouses and stores and other supplies.

:thumbsup:

:)

:thumbsup::thumbsup:
 

ntdz

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Originally posted by: realsup
Austrailia just donated $10,000,000

Pretty sad when a private corporation donates more than a country.

:thumbsup: to Australia, anyway.
 

sandorski

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Walmart is "evil" for other reasons, but they have a good record on charitable donations. ;)
 

Forsythe

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Ofcourse, they don't have to pay those 15 mill in taxes then. So what does it cost them?