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curb a rim i have and dont really care to much it is never hard when i hit it so it should not do any thing to the car. and rims what rims mine are brown or black no matter how hard i wash them. yeah the car rides striate never pulls to one side or the other. tires wear fine and like they should. i have never had any major problems to speek of just little things that get on your nervs from it just being old and out of date. other that that i would say it has been a joy owning this car
i feel like im needed every time some thing is wrong with my car. and it is a joy to me to pull things apart to see what makes them work. and how to fix what is broken. i find it like a stress reliever and it helps me get away from things that bug me
i feel like im needed every time some thing is wrong with my car. and it is a joy to me to pull things apart to see what makes them work. and how to fix what is broken. i find it like a stress reliever and it helps me get away from things that bug me
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i now drive a ford p71 i also own a 1988 ford f150 lariat
what alot of people dont under stand is that i am very down to earth. i drive alot more different then most. i drive very laded back most the time. in fact i never speed unless i really have to. i dont show off or do any of that stuff.
if i drive crazy it is for a good reason. like the been burrito just hit me in the wrong way and i need a bathroom fast
if i drive crazy it is for a good reason. like the been burrito just hit me in the wrong way and i need a bathroom fast
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Aw come on man I had almost forgotten about that Kid...
Rio is like your kid brother that always seems to come up with an off the wall moment of humor when you least expect but most need it. That other Kid was just a terd..
Rio is like your kid brother that always seems to come up with an off the wall moment of humor when you least expect but most need it. That other Kid was just a terd..
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my problem with wal mart is not that they make profit. or even that they are bad for small business'.
no. its that they treat their employees like ***** and i have to end up subsidising their health care and so on. why shouuld somone who is employed still need to have food stamps? seriously? shouldnt any job negate that?
so. i dont shop walmart. when they pay a living wage, make more of thier employees full time employess (and therefore benefit eligible) and offer more comprehensive benefits to more of thier employess then i might shop there.
costco is a model of how to treat your employess. well paid. good benefits. even for part time employees.
i realise setting the minimum wage is not wal marts job, but its not costco's either. and they comfortably exceed minimum wage AND make a profit. how many times have you head of costco being sued?
f#@k wal mart!
no. its that they treat their employees like ***** and i have to end up subsidising their health care and so on. why shouuld somone who is employed still need to have food stamps? seriously? shouldnt any job negate that?
so. i dont shop walmart. when they pay a living wage, make more of thier employees full time employess (and therefore benefit eligible) and offer more comprehensive benefits to more of thier employess then i might shop there.
costco is a model of how to treat your employess. well paid. good benefits. even for part time employees.
i realise setting the minimum wage is not wal marts job, but its not costco's either. and they comfortably exceed minimum wage AND make a profit. how many times have you head of costco being sued?
f#@k wal mart!
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It's too bad not all Americans think how you think... because then WalMart wouldn't be successful.
But Americans typically only care about what's in their back pocket. All the crap about them treating their employees and suppliers unfairly is out of sight out of mind... Lust for a good bargain are a substitute for sense of strong morality.
But Americans typically only care about what's in their back pocket. All the crap about them treating their employees and suppliers unfairly is out of sight out of mind... Lust for a good bargain are a substitute for sense of strong morality.
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no. its that they treat their employees like ***** and i have to end up subsidising their health care and so on. why shouuld somone who is employed still need to have food stamps? seriously? shouldnt any job negate that?
so. i dont shop walmart. when they pay a living wage, make more of thier employees full time employess (and therefore benefit eligible) and offer more comprehensive benefits to more of thier employess then i might shop there.
so. i dont shop walmart. when they pay a living wage, make more of thier employees full time employess (and therefore benefit eligible) and offer more comprehensive benefits to more of thier employess then i might shop there.
Here is a tool:
http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costo...tofliving.html
About healthcare...
I think every child no matter what should have health care. Those who are single and don't give a ***** I'm sure it doesn't matter. Remember you where all kids once! Goverment should step up and cover every child. Adults should be covered with their jobs and if the job doesn't provide it there should be an alternative. Liability car insurance is as low as $35 a month so i think they should have something like that here....
By the way Walmart is not that cheap anyways! Shop around!
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my problem with wal mart is not that they make profit. or even that they are bad for small business'.
no. its that they treat their employees like ***** and i have to end up subsidising their health care and so on. why shouuld somone who is employed still need to have food stamps? seriously? shouldnt any job negate that?
so. i dont shop walmart. when they pay a living wage, make more of thier employees full time employess (and therefore benefit eligible) and offer more comprehensive benefits to more of thier employess then i might shop there.
costco is a model of how to treat your employess. well paid. good benefits. even for part time employees.
i realise setting the minimum wage is not wal marts job, but its not costco's either. and they comfortably exceed minimum wage AND make a profit. how many times have you head of costco being sued?
f#@k wal mart!
no. its that they treat their employees like ***** and i have to end up subsidising their health care and so on. why shouuld somone who is employed still need to have food stamps? seriously? shouldnt any job negate that?
so. i dont shop walmart. when they pay a living wage, make more of thier employees full time employess (and therefore benefit eligible) and offer more comprehensive benefits to more of thier employess then i might shop there.
costco is a model of how to treat your employess. well paid. good benefits. even for part time employees.
i realise setting the minimum wage is not wal marts job, but its not costco's either. and they comfortably exceed minimum wage AND make a profit. how many times have you head of costco being sued?
f#@k wal mart!
Free enterprise works. Communism does not. The government telling employers how much they have to pay is the opposite of free enterprise. Anyone else see a problem here?If I work at Walmart and am unhappy there is this thing called a door that I am free to use and find something better. I do not have the right to complain about my employer in America because I am free to work anywhere I want.
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That's what i've been saying all this time....
However, If a job is lost to another person in america that's fine with me. If it's lost to another country that's where I have a problem. I'm all for capitalism but exporting jobs to a communist country is what i'm against.
However, If a job is lost to another person in america that's fine with me. If it's lost to another country that's where I have a problem. I'm all for capitalism but exporting jobs to a communist country is what i'm against.
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That's what i've been saying all this time....
However, If a job is lost to another person in america that's fine with me. If it's lost to another country that's where I have a problem. I'm all for capitalism but exporting jobs to a communist country is what i'm against.
However, If a job is lost to another person in america that's fine with me. If it's lost to another country that's where I have a problem. I'm all for capitalism but exporting jobs to a communist country is what i'm against.
but, ynv, you ever though of blacking out the top of your tail lights and leaving the bottom red? i think it would look sweet
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That's what i've been saying all this time....
However, If a job is lost to another person in america that's fine with me. If it's lost to another country that's where I have a problem. I'm all for capitalism but exporting jobs to a communist country is what i'm against.
However, If a job is lost to another person in america that's fine with me. If it's lost to another country that's where I have a problem. I'm all for capitalism but exporting jobs to a communist country is what i'm against.
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...m/protest.html
Walmart is actually backing a rise to the minimum wage:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13600024/
do you know why? it's because walmart typically pays more than the minimum wage anyway, and often more than their competitors (individually owned business/smaller chains). therefore, if the minimum wage is raised, it doesn't affect walmart because they're already paying that amount. but it DOES affect the smaller companies, so guess what? their costs go up, they get more expensive, and more customers go to walmart, and eventually they will shut down because they can't compete with walmart's size.
a guy i knew who was an economist was explaining that to me. walmart is really quite evil, but in business that's the key to success... as mentioned earlier, it's up to the individual to balance their own moral sense of right and wrong with their checkbook
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If you have about ten minutes, i highly suggest you read this article, and you'll see why so many people don't like to support walmart...
http://walmart.3cdn.net/1ce91b89b449..._k7m6bp7ej.pdf
i first heard about this stuff watching the pbs documentary on them, and it really turned me off them. also, like someone said, a lot of times they're actually more expensive than other places for some things, but we just assume they're not... when i was working on my body kit, the 3m polish stuff i bought turned out to be a full dollar more at walmart than at autozone!
http://walmart.3cdn.net/1ce91b89b449..._k7m6bp7ej.pdf
i first heard about this stuff watching the pbs documentary on them, and it really turned me off them. also, like someone said, a lot of times they're actually more expensive than other places for some things, but we just assume they're not... when i was working on my body kit, the 3m polish stuff i bought turned out to be a full dollar more at walmart than at autozone!
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the problem is that in many communities, especially smaller ones, when walmart opens up, they have access to the largest economies of scale the world has ever seen, and so local businesses cannot compete, and shut down.
If you use a business model from the yesterday today you won't be able to do business in the future. There is a Big Lots chain store next to my business that sells the same type of product that i do. I compete by doing what they don't and can't do like free delivery. I also offer more products than them by using catalogs and having stuff that they don't carry. Businesses have to adapt to their environment and change the way they do business when walmart comes to town.
When you think of walmart you kinda think of cheap stuff. Would you buy furniture at Ikea or walmart?
Also, no business to be profitable will undersell their products. They will also not sell at or below wholesale because that's working for nothing.
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but read that last link i posted, walmart is one of the biggest proponents of moving us production to china, which i personally don't really approve of, and is the main reason i'm not a fan... they could make a little less and buy american, but saving a couple of cents with the volumes they deal with make it worth their while to move production overseas. and with the prices they charge, it forces everyone to move to china just to keep up. makes business sense, but... ah, just doesn't give me the warm and fuzzies!
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i now drive a ford p71 i also own a 1988 ford f150 lariat
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i now drive a ford p71 i also own a 1988 ford f150 lariat
awwww poor thing this sucks could be good for me
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/car/616938111.html
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/car/616938111.html
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a lot of businesses sell some products at or below cost, they're called 'loss leaders'. i'm not saying it's always impossible to compete against walmart, and in some cases you may be right, and the competition pulls everyone;s socks up.
I've been saying it all this time that i don't think china is good for the U.S and manufacturing should come back. I'm sure it will with shipping and fuel cost going up they will come back when it becomes too expensive to ship.
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if you guys think everyone can get a college education then i dont know what planet you live on
here, on earth, we have people that are stupid. flat out stupid. some are lazy. some are put in bad situations and college is off the horizon of possibilities. some have ability with no ambition. some are just flat incapable.
some have to take care of thier younger siblings because thier drug addled parents arent capable. some have children, and instead of getting on welfare they are out there doing the business and taking care of thiers.
some need to work part time in order to parent thier children, or even thier parents. that "go to college and you can have a career" nonsense is easy to say if you havent had to live a hard life. not everyone can map out thier life and achieve that. life kinda gets in the way.
as for the wal mart at hand. if what we have discussed is not sufficient to warn you off the evils of walmart, then perhaps this should.
and if you dont believe that snopes is your answer.
here, on earth, we have people that are stupid. flat out stupid. some are lazy. some are put in bad situations and college is off the horizon of possibilities. some have ability with no ambition. some are just flat incapable.
some have to take care of thier younger siblings because thier drug addled parents arent capable. some have children, and instead of getting on welfare they are out there doing the business and taking care of thiers.
some need to work part time in order to parent thier children, or even thier parents. that "go to college and you can have a career" nonsense is easy to say if you havent had to live a hard life. not everyone can map out thier life and achieve that. life kinda gets in the way.
as for the wal mart at hand. if what we have discussed is not sufficient to warn you off the evils of walmart, then perhaps this should.
and if you dont believe that snopes is your answer.
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some need to work part time in order to parent their children, or even their parents. that "go to college and you can have a career" nonsense is easy to say if you haven't had to live a hard life. not everyone can map out their life and achieve that. life kinda gets in the way.
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if you guys think everyone can get a college education then i dont know what planet you live on
here, on earth, we have people that are stupid. flat out stupid. some are lazy. some are put in bad situations and college is off the horizon of possibilities. some have ability with no ambition. some are just flat incapable.
some have to take care of thier younger siblings because thier drug addled parents arent capable. some have children, and instead of getting on welfare they are out there doing the business and taking care of thiers.
some need to work part time in order to parent thier children, or even thier parents. that "go to college and you can have a career" nonsense is easy to say if you havent had to live a hard life. not everyone can map out thier life and achieve that. life kinda gets in the way.
as for the wal mart at hand. if what we have discussed is not sufficient to warn you off the evils of walmart, then perhaps this should.
and if you dont believe that snopes is your answer.
here, on earth, we have people that are stupid. flat out stupid. some are lazy. some are put in bad situations and college is off the horizon of possibilities. some have ability with no ambition. some are just flat incapable.
some have to take care of thier younger siblings because thier drug addled parents arent capable. some have children, and instead of getting on welfare they are out there doing the business and taking care of thiers.
some need to work part time in order to parent thier children, or even thier parents. that "go to college and you can have a career" nonsense is easy to say if you havent had to live a hard life. not everyone can map out thier life and achieve that. life kinda gets in the way.
as for the wal mart at hand. if what we have discussed is not sufficient to warn you off the evils of walmart, then perhaps this should.
and if you dont believe that snopes is your answer.
Heck, look at me. I'm incredibly lazy, not that smart, no college education, grew up in a bad part of town, and I can't do a mile in less than 16 minutes. Yet I have a great job with a world-class company, making top pay and receiving great benefits. If I can do it...you get the picture.
