And Walmart employs, what, 1.4 million people in America? Which means the Walton family is certainly worth significantly more than them (especially since Walmart employees make significantly less than the average American)⌠And thereâs what, six Walton grandkids (and their families) that own the company? Jesus Christ, what assholes.
But when we finally get around to abandoning money, all those fabulously wealthy people will look a bit silly. Theyâll still have âstuffâ they can barter with of course, so not a total loss, in most cases.
No, sadly, they will have been eaten.
Guys, come on, they clearly earned every cent of that money. I mean, if they didnât, why would they have it?
Canât you just not shop there? Or is it a case of âthey already own everything else alsoâ?
Itâs past time for us to coopernate against the scum.
Sadly?
The simple sad conclusion that I have come to, is that MOST people simply donât care about anything, are unintelligent and easily manipulated by advertising and social media, and are really only concerned with what happens in a 3-5 foot radius around them.
Funny how nobody ever includes themselves in that verdict.
I live in a major metropolitan area, so I can quite easily not shop there. People like my grandmother, on the other hand, who live in a small town, have no choice. Walmart completely destroyed all competing businesses when they moved in. The closest competition is 40+ miles away.
That wealth has allowed at least one of them to kill with impunity. Weâre so lucky to have these job creators amongst us.
Donât be so cynical. Itâs at least 10 feet.
How many heirs exactly? The people deserve to know!
And why mention Phoenix when Chicago was passed years ago? Now theyâre moving on to statesâŚto be fair, one of the poorer ones.
At any rate; Iâm not going to argue income inequality vs. job creation, weâve all heard the talking points many times. But I will say this: the unasked question is âwhere is the outrage?!â And itâs easy enough to findâŚon-line and during certain counter-cultural gatherings.
But policy wise?
Itâs business as usual. If capitalism and the democratic process isnât working for youâŚobviously you are doing something wrong. Besides, those heirs wouldnât have gotten so rich if you rabble werenât so concerned about buying the cheapest possible everything.
Bullshit of courseâŚbut for the vast majority of recorded history; the golden rule applies. The prosaic one. And our current Guilded Class remembers the past and wonât make the same mistakes as their forebears. âThe rich will always be with youâŚâ
They donât taste nice?
They have a rich taste. Itâs not like those funny-tasting clownsâŚ
Like⌠not being rich enough?
Full-bodied, with great character.
Exactly. An attitude Iâve noticed (partly because Iâm affected by it myself) is that âWealth Is Virtueâ - the more money someone has, the more moral and upstanding theyâre assumed to be. According to Mel Blanc, Al Jolson embodied it best: âDo you have a million dollars? Because I do.â
Dividing the heirsâ net worth by the number of wal-mart employees worldwide, if the wal-mart heirs decided tomorrow to return every penny they had built up from wal-mart profits to its employees, the employees would receive $65,000 each.
