Wal-Mart -Low Wages Low Morals-

Okay, look politically I support big businesses. I believe in given money and tax breaks to businesses in order to have them turn around and supply more jobs to the people to help drive down the unemployment rates. However, I have seen, told and had a first-hand experiences as to the way Wal-mart conduct their day-to-day business. I am very shocked that the United States has allowed companies like this to continue without having them be put into some type of checks and balance system. Did you ever stop to once thing about where the "low-low prices" of Wal-mart is actually coming from? Chances or no not really, well allow me to enlighten you. Wal-mart's low prices come from the venture in that is underpays their employees. Many people pointing interest to those who work in the states south of the Mason Dixon line, are actually being paid under minimum wage limit. How can a single parent of two or three children be able to support their family when they are being paid less than $5.58(which is the current minimum wage) an hour? They cannot not and if they manage to do so it because a battle of survival and with the economy is going and the current cost-of-living on the rise that battle gets tougher and tougher each and every month. Another cut that Wal-mart does in order to ensure low prices is that they cost non-Wal-mart employees (yes, us common people) money because Wal-mart practically drive their employees to become dependent on the welfare system. This happens to be my biggest gripe with Wal-mart. First off, I am not a big fan of welfare because I believe it cripples the economy and basically give those who are on with no means to do better for themselves. Secondly, I believe that MY TAXES should go into things that mean something such as road work, military, or into the failing United States school systems. One might say that "Hey, Donathan look Wal-mart is a business is it not? Then they should have to have some type of health care system for it's employees am I right?" Yes you are right my friend, however, you fail to understand the fact that I mentioned earlier about them being paid under the minimum wage. $5.58 times four hours a week(because Wal-mart does not want it's employees to work overtime, do not get paid overtime or they send them home without pay just before they get around forty hours) equals $223.20 a week then you times that by four which leaves you with $892.80 a month. Now, after take away from the costs you pay for gas to get to from work in a month's time span, the food and water you need to pay for each month, the bills(gas, electric, cable, water, Internet), house mortgage(or rent), a child's needs, the amount of money the government takes out leaves you with far less than $892.80 a month. In order for Wal-mart to care for you and just you not you family on it's health care program you have to pay $75.00 a month. That is a tall glass of water for some families, who are just making it by. So, Wal-mart managers encourages their employees to go find government aid for themselves and their families. Here are some shocking numbers in the state of Florida 12,300 Wal-mart employees and dependents are currently on Medicaid; In the state of Georgia 10260 children are on the Peachcare governmental program; 4180 Wal-mart employees and dependents are on the Massachusetts State's health plan. If you were to combine all the money that is paid out by the government to support Wal-mart employees it costs taxpayers $1,557,000,000.00. That is my gripe, in order not to make this rant to long I will end today's blog here and will pick this one up again over the next few days.