http://www.theawl.com/ Be Less Stupid Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:31:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17436 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17436#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:31:38 +0000 Tulletilsynet http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17436 minimum wage, much less health insurance. Also, all those sweet old Moms and Pops customarily gouged their communities by illegally fixing prices -- just below the level that would have motivated their customers to take their business to the big city. Wal-Mart improved many people's standard of living when it came to my town. I hope the company loses a dozen employee lawsuits in a row and gets forced to treat its people right, but Wal-Mart is not some dark Satanic mill.]]> minimum wage, much less health insurance. Also, all those sweet old Moms and Pops customarily gouged their communities by illegally fixing prices -- just below the level that would have motivated their customers to take their business to the big city. Wal-Mart improved many people's standard of living when it came to my town. I hope the company loses a dozen employee lawsuits in a row and gets forced to treat its people right, but Wal-Mart is not some dark Satanic mill.]]> http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17436/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17275 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17275#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:14:35 +0000 Abe Sauer http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17275 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17275/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17212 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17212#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:42:27 +0000 fek http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17212 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17212/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17173 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17173#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:35:20 +0000 KenWheaton http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17173 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17173/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17167 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17167#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:22:30 +0000 CaptainFantastic http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17167 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17167/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17151 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17151#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:30:50 +0000 Spiers http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17151 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17151/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17111 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17111#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:23:54 +0000 HiredGoons http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17111 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17111/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17110 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17110#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:23:47 +0000 SarahHeartburn http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17110 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17110/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17098 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17098#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:05:40 +0000 nichelle http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17098 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17098/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17095 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17095#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:01:07 +0000 brent_cox http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17095 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17095/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17091 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17091#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:52:30 +0000 HiredGoons http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17091 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17091/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17088 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17088#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:42:18 +0000 TerseNursePornstein http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17088 Whaat? I'm at the Wal-Mart Whaat? I'm at the combination Starbucks and Wal-Mart... Wait, whaat?]]> Whaat? I'm at the Wal-Mart Whaat? I'm at the combination Starbucks and Wal-Mart... Wait, whaat?]]> http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17088/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17087 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17087#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:40:10 +0000 KenWheaton http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17087 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17087/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17085 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17085#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:39:37 +0000 HiredGoons http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17085 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17085/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17082 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17082#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:15:21 +0000 Tom Berenger http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17082 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17082/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17081 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17081#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:13:45 +0000 HiredGoons http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17081 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17081/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17076 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17076#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:08:19 +0000 Abe Sauer http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17076 http://www.theawl.com/2009/08/wal-mart-is-coming-to-new-york-city#comment-17076/feed 0