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2020-05-16 Economy

Still Hiring! Walmart, Other Superstores Buck U.S. Employment Trend

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Posted by trailing wife 2020-05-16 00:36|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

Of course the big box stores are still hiring. Small businesses have been shuttered. The little guy, the common or "Forgotten" man has been labeled as 'non-essential.' You can argue if that was the intended goal, but the evidence speaks for itself.

Our Chinese lending masters and manufacturing overlords surely must be pleased. Yes, we are friends again.

BTW, Senators Richard Burr, R-N.C., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif, and Kelly Loeffler R-GA, may recuse themselves from this discussion.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-05-16 01:08|| 2020-05-16 01:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Dunno where I saw it (please Gawd, don't let it be The Bee), but Walmart is going to have a labeling scheme that shows how much of a product is American-made.

It makes sense. Walmart is in the business of selling things people want to buy. In the past, that was cheap Chinese junk. Going forward, Chinese stuff is going to be a lot less popular.

Posted by SteveS 2020-05-16 02:44|| 2020-05-16 02:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Seemed to be business as usual at Wally World during the Chinavirus hoax. Gas prices going back up now, traffic seems normal. St. Fauci's throw the election game seems likely to be a loser.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-05-16 09:48|| 2020-05-16 09:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Dunno where I saw it (please Gawd, don't let it be The Bee), but Walmart is going to have a labeling scheme that shows how much of a product is American-made.

I want to know when online shopping sites let it be known where an item was made. I never see that information now, at Walmart or anywhere else and I wanna know. Until then I am reluctant to order items online unless it's an item I've previously purchased so I know where it was made.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-05-16 11:23|| 2020-05-16 11:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Amazon has long identified where listed items are made.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-05-16 22:48|| 2020-05-16 22:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Generally, but sometimes requires a little digging into the questions/answers.

Posted by Bobby 2020-05-16 23:38|| 2020-05-16 23:38|| Front Page Top

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