Stimulus

Quote: ams288

Pass.

Oh, I know - you can give it to some millionaire who had that money stolen from him.

Dead people qualify for stimulus. No, their heirs don't have to give it back.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-irs-is-sending-1200-stimulus-checks-to-dead-people-and-their-loved-ones-are-allowed-to-keep-the-money-experts-say-2020-04-16?reflink=mw_share_facebook&fbclid=IwAR0ooCYq_ccxb7X-4Pxsoam8khq8YGSvfmSLvaLCNV7MOMjWPLA9hNqtEk0

Quote: DRich

Buy meals, lots of restaurants are still open for takeout and delivery. Buy clothes, car parts, pharmacy items, etc. I think Walmarts are still open everywhere, they sell almost everything. I know you don't want to support Walmart but it will trickle down to the employees that live in your area,

What gives you the idea I do not want to support WMT? I go there often enough.

But I do not do takeaway at restaurants.

Quote: AZDuffman

How? Everything has been closed by the police state.

Other than the grocery store, I ordered a external ssd from the local Best Buy and picked it up curbside, ordered some shelving from Lowes and pick it up today.

Walmart lets people go in, but these other stores offer curb side pickup or delivery. Been to Walmart for a couple things, some groceries.

Quote: AZDuffman

What gives you the idea I do not want to support WMT? I go there often enough.

Sory, I was generalizing and didn't mean just you. Many people believes supporting big businesses like Walmart is bad. They don't always understand the trickle down affect.

Quote: DRich

Sory, I was generalizing and didn't mean just you. Many people believes supporting big businesses like Walmart is bad. They don't always understand the trickle down affect.

This is why.
https://www.epi.org/publication/the-wal-mart-effect/
That's from 2015. "Eliminated or displaced over 400,000 jobs between 2001 and 2013.". That's net, not total.

I said it here once before but couldn't find the exact numbers now - between 75 and 90 percent of Walmart's inventory in dollars comes from outside the United States.

Here it is, over 95%

https://www.thestreet.com/.amp/investing/stocks/wal-mart-continues-heavy-reliance-on-sourcing-goods-from-china-13958134

https://www.americanmanufacturing.org/press-releases/entry/fact-sheet-wal-marts-made-in-america-pledge

Quote: Dalex64

This is why.
https://www.epi.org/publication/the-wal-mart-effect/
That's from 2015. "Eliminated or displaced over 400,000 jobs between 2001 and 2013.". That's net, not total.

I said it here once before but couldn't find the exact numbers now - between 75 and 90 percent of Walmart's inventory in dollars comes from outside the United States.

You can't blame the people selling it, blame those buying it.

Quote: DRich

You can't blame the people selling it, blame those buying it.

Really? No, I blame their business practices. You put other businesses in there, with better practices, and there would be over 400,000 more jobs.

You can also take 90 Billion in Walmart China purchases, and buy more us products than the 250 Million they have pledged to buy within 5 or 10 years.

So yes, I will not support "big businesses like Walmart" and I do not shop there.

Quote: DRich

Sory, I was generalizing and didn't mean just you. Many people believes supporting big businesses like Walmart is bad. They don't always understand the trickle down affect.

Saul Goodman. Exactly, trickle-down works. I think I heard that WMT is the largest private employer in the world now. Shopping there supports all kinds of jobs. Trickle down is proven to work.