I’ve shopped at all three large warehouse clubs in the US (Costco, Sam’s Club, and BJ’s.) I don’t go to any of them anymore as I just don’t get the value of the memberships that I have in the past. However, the only two in the market here are Sam’s Club and BJ’s. I decided after a couple trips that I didn’t really like BJ’s. Sam’s Club is okay, but there is the question of “If I don’t want to support WalMart, I shouldn’t be shopping at Sam’s”, and there are unfortunately no Costcos closer than West Springfield, MA which is about 90 min each way. (I’m a little surprised they haven’t decided to open a store in Albany.)
And of course you pay a membership fee for Sam’s Club. As I said, I’ve let mine lapse, but it’s $45 a year for the basic membership, while it’s $55 at Costco. BJ’s splits the difference at $50.
That’s just stating a fact about their customer base.
And Walmart doesn’t care about the working class either. It’s just a demographic to exploit on both sides of the sales counter.
Did you know a “full-time” worker at Walmart is under 30 hours a week and pays 1/3 of heath care premiums(twice the nat’l average)?
Until recently, it took two years to qualify for benefits where nearly any other job requires 3-6 months.
So, have we finally discovered the elusive definition of “liberals”? You’re either on food stamps like every good “real American” (and also pathologically opposed to the very concept of food stamps), or you are a latte-sipping, arugula munching liberal?
Hallelujah, that question has been bugging me for a long time. “hopelessly poor” = “conservative” and everything else = “liberal”, which is really another word for “asshole”. Thanks, got it.
The last few posts in this thread perfectly sum up the SDMB. Seriously, name another place that would turn salad green preference into a metaphor for political stance. I dare you.
Especially since the OP has LONG been answered (“no”) and this thread has devolved into “debunk adaher’s most recent factual error”.
That’s if he wants to get reelected. He did that. Now he wants to get things done, but if he can’t get the public behind him, he has no shot. Republicans ignore him because it’s safe to ignore him.