Well, this is really something. You know the left is serious when they actually infiltrate a church in order to bash Wal-Mart. Usually when a leftist walks into a church, the holy water starts boiling. This video is pretty inane, to say the least.

“Would Jesus shop at Wal-Mart?” is one of the dumbest arguments I’ve heard since I heard someone start off an anti-abortion argument with “I’ve never met an aborted baby who…” …and I’m an anti-abortion guy, but if you’re going to argue, bring your “A” game.

No, Jesus wouldn’t shop at Wal-Mart you pious, plastic fool. Do you know why? It’s because He’s the *Son of God*! He doesn’t need to shop at Wal-Mart. Jesus can turn water into wine and feed thousands of people with a single fish, and you’re acting like he may need to go on a beer run some day, or worse yet, that he’s Jimmy Hoffa.

So to answer your question yet again, no. Jesus would not shop at Wal-Mart. At most, he may show up and teach the Word of God, because there are always lots of people at Wal-Mart, so it would definitely be a sound evangelical strategy.

Now, if you look really closely at the end of the ad, you will see that the ad was paid for by the United Food and Clerical Workers. Well, let me tell you something. I used to be a member of the UFCW, and I can guarantee you, that organization isn’t made up of Jesus’ disciples. They’re greedy, *and* inept.

I used to work part time in a super market when I was younger, and I’d bring home about $50 a week. The trouble with that was that I had to pay union dues. Unfortunately, the UFCW had a flat rate which was around $30 a month if I recall. So that meant one weekend a month, I would come with a big, fat $20. Even then, $20 for a week wasn’t funny.

Not only that, It can’t be said that the UFCW negotiates stellar contracts. As a part-time worker, my pay topped out at $6.80 an hour, and the full-time workers topped out at $9.90. There were people at this supermarket who had been working there for 25 years, and they were making just under $10 an hour.

Yes, all they would do is sit and complain about it rather than better themselves. I agree their own financial well-being and happiness is indeed their own responsibility, but at the same time, I can’t help but ask this question:
Why would you need to *pay* someone to negotiate a $10-per hour job for you?

Seems kind of nonsensical to me.

I can’t seem to understand why liberal democrats attack Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart attempts to serve the lower income customer base. Now, call me crazy, but I thought liberals were all about the poor and downtrodden.

I know that Wal-Mart has some issues. All large corporations do. It’s unavoidable due to size alone in most cases. While, yes, it would be nice if Wal-Mart could pay higher wages, the same could be said for anywhere. Wal-Mart does pay over the minimum wage, and that’s really all we can ask for. They have met their obligations, and then some. People need to understand that the number one cost in any business is the cost of labor. If you jack up the cost of labor too high, there will have to be an increase implemented in the price of goods, and this would be specifically detrimental in the case of Wal-Mart, since low prices are the main reason people shop there. Wal-Mart would be defeating it’s own purpose by indiscriminately raising its labor costs.

The fact of the matter is this. Corporations do not exist for the purpose of providing jobs. They exist for the purpose of making money. Jobs are a byproduct of business. Be honest with yourself. Have you ever thought, “Yeah! I’m going to start a business so I can pay other people?”

Of course not. You start a business so you can make money. Period. You pay other people as the means to an end in making that money.

Another big problem is the concept that employers must pay insurance to its employees. Now don’t get me wrong. I’ve been insured by employers before, and it’s great. I love it. Who wouldn’t? But honestly is it really right? Why do we expect other people to take care of us? Medical insurance is the *reason* medical costs are so high to begin with. Doctors know they are billing a corporation, and not an individual, so they are going to squeeze for all the money they can get.

Our current “freebie” lifestyle trends are unsustainable. The 3 major car companies spend billions in health care per year for people who don’t even work for them anymore, and these companies are in trouble because of it. The demographics, economy and lifestyle of this country have changed drastically over the last 50 years, and these utopian ideas we have built for ourselves don’t really work anymore. We have to find a way to take care of ourselves.

In the case of Wal-Mart, we should be thankful that they do provide benefits to some employees who meet certain requirements. But we shouldn’t think that we have a “right” to freebies and that Wal-Mart is obligated to give them to us. They aren’t.
I also have a hard time believing that Wal-Mart is discriminatory. Wal-Mart hired *me*, and I’m a disabled white male. In today’s world, you can’t be much more of a minority than that. However, I only worked there for a day, because I didn’t like it. I still shop there, because it’s all I can afford, (and I’m thankful for Wal-Mart on that front.) But, I didn’t like working there, so I quit. I honestly don’t think Wal-Mart is intended to be a career choice. It’s the kind of job you can indiscriminately quit. It’s a stepping stone. If you work there for 15 years and complain every day, that’s nobody’s fault but your own.

That’s kind of the point.

If you don’t like doing something, quit. Don’t work at a certain place, or don’t shop at another. Fine. But that doesn’t give you the right to impose your view of the way things should be on everyone else. There are people out there who like Wal-Mart. There are people out there who *need* Wal-Mart. A lot of people are perfectly happy to shop there.

I am. It’s close to my home, and keeps me fed.

You have no right to mess with that.

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