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From: q
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 03:16

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Wal-Mart's cleaning contractor was busted for
using illegal immigrants.
They are also in violation of building codes
for locking ALL exits will there are people
on the premises.


poldy wrote:

> In article <37bc9e37.0402061218.3f84e20@posting.google.com>,
>  richardhutnik@hotmail.com (Richard Hutnik) wrote:
> 
> 
>>1. Innovation, by its nature, is unpredictable.  The invention process
>>is one of random bursts of insight, followed by a ton of refinement. 
>>One doesn't know where it will come from at all.  To say this is going
>>to offer salvation for the American economy and employment is highly
>>presumptive.  It is even presumptive to assume that there is going to
>>be some magical new industr appear and fix all the ills.
>>
> 
> We do have a magical new industry.  It's called retail.
> 
> About 30-40 years ago, the number 1 employer was GM, which offered good 
> jobs with which the breadwinners could support his family, including 
> buying a home and educating his kids.
> 
> Now the number one employer is Walmart.  Can you buy a home on a Walmart 
> pay?
> 
> According to the jobs report today, 112,000 new jobs were created in 
> January.  Out of those, 76,000 were retail jobs.  Meanwhile, 
> manufacturing lost 24,000 jobs for the month.
>

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