Americans' Standard of Living Permanently Changed

Well I think Walmart has a solid business plan and knows how to make the most with the least resources. They have many workers with minimum skills who they manage to put into jobs where they are actually a valuable part of the team. They sell in bulk to keep their prices low. They treat their customers well. They carry almost anything and everything you might need. And the part many people don't realize is that they are one of the most charitable businesses in the nation. I volunteered at Give Kids the World where Walmart is the single biggest donor of money, food, and supplies. They are an example of why "Big Business" is a good thing in this country. Simply put, they are an efficient company with brilliant upper management. The collapsing banks and car companies are run by morons who make millions sucking the life out of their own business. Walmart is run by people with a long term vision who know how to profit without crippling their own company.

Agree and they treat their employees well despite what some think. My daughter works less than 30 hours a week but is still eligible for benefits including a 401k. We chose not to get the health benefits because she is already covered on her disability but she does have the 401k.

Of course Walmart is making it, yes they have a smart business plan but if they bought American products then there would be alot more jobs available. Oh praise Walmart. Would you please walk into any Walmart and find me 10 items that are American made? I am also willing to bet that they buy their produce from overseas as well. The reason we didnt have these types of problems back in the good old days is because communities stuck together they supported their local businesses, they bought from eachother and made that community work. Maybe Walmart should think about opening up and expanding in producing their own product right here. Imagine that a Walmart factory, where they make clothing and all kinds of things. This way we can export some materials from other countries and still keep the american workers working, buy up some farms and start growing their own wheat and corn and put Americans to work. Or perhaps just go down to the farming area of the United States and make a deal with Our Farmers. Congradulations to Walmart for giving some back to the community, but have you ever thought of how much has gone to other countries. The American people have always come together and supported all kinds of different charities, we do it everyday just because we do not give billions individually we do it all together. This is my opinion

I know what you mean. It is going to get worse instead of better. Our gov. is not fixing the problem but making it worse.

I simply don't understand it - if the previous administration was so terrible with spending - how come the first thing this administration does is spend as much as they possibly can?

Exactly....we should all be asking ourselves and our elected officials this question.