Wal-Mart, Obama, and “Fundamental Transformation”
Is anyone else wondering what is going on with Wal-Mart and the leftist BO regime? All of a sudden, after at least a decade of being the target of leftist vilification and rage, Wal-Mart is being wooed by Obama and his traitorous horde. DHS and FLOTUS are cuddling up to Wal-Mart . . . and Wal-Mart is spooning them right back. Let’s not forget how Wal-Mart came out in support of BO’s government takeover of healthcare; that didn’t really seem to make sense at the time, particularly given Wal-Mart’s shaky history with its employees’ health coverage and poverty-level wages. Oh, sure, the SEIU hasn’t received the memo and that marriage of convenience between the purple shirts and the yellow smiley face over health care is definitely not going well, but something is going on here.
It seems to me, given Wal-Mart’s history of supporting crap legislation (like cap and tax and the aforementioned job-killing healthcare monstrosity), that Wal-Mart is more than happy to support anything that will push their competitors–small businesses–out of business. Sky-rocketing health care and energy costs? Sure, that’s wonderful . . . for massive Wal-Mart.
The free market isn’t free (or much of a market) if the biggest players, abetted by the federal government, manipulate it through regulation and assorted under-handed, dishonest machinations that eliminate all (or certainly most) competition. This seems pretty obvious, right? And yet, one can’t help but wonder if this isn’t exactly what this regime and Wal-Mart are doing. Using socialist progressives to further your own business interests at the expense of the middle class? What can go wrong?
The unanswered question: what’s in it for the Tyrant in Chief and how does this play into his “fundamental transformation” of our beloved country?
Yukio Ngaby 3:31 AM on 01/21/2011 Permalink |
I think it’s more likely that Walmart supports Obama, and then Obama keeps most of the unions off its neck. Obama gets an odd, across the aisle (not really, but that’s how he spins it) endorsement, and it doesn’t really cost him anything.
fuzislippers 6:58 AM on 01/26/2011 Permalink |
Well, no. Walmart has become, like unions, an extension of this administration. What is that again when private business colludes with and is essentially run by the government?
just a conservative girl 4:00 AM on 01/21/2011 Permalink |
I am not a Walmart fan, I don’t like their business model and I have a real problem with the fact that they don’t seem to care that they get their merchandise from slave labor in some cases. But, I do understand that many need the low prices in order to survive. Personally, I shop at Target for those type of things. My local Target just added a food section that has some quality produce at good prices.
SignPainterGuy 1:18 PM on 01/21/2011 Permalink |
I like WallyWorld for the same reasons the late-great Paul Harvey did, but I have to wonder how much of the change mentioned here is the result of changes at the helm similar to that at Disney after Walt died !
BackyardConservative 1:56 PM on 01/21/2011 Permalink |
Walmart is trying to expand in Chicago. They are buying peace with this administration. I bet Michelle will be on their board after his term ends.
Yukio Ngaby 6:56 PM on 01/21/2011 Permalink |
Good bet. I didn’t hear about the Chicago expansion. Very interesting. I heart crony capitalism.
RightKlik 8:14 PM on 01/21/2011 Permalink |
Walmart abuses eminent domain as well. Walmart is not an example of a free-market capitalist enterprise.
fuzislippers 1:40 AM on 01/22/2011 Permalink |
“Walmart is not an example of a free-market capitalist enterprise.” My point exactly.
fuzislippers 9:24 AM on 01/22/2011 Permalink |
More on this: Power Line – He melt for Obama http://t.co/cmlLt09
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