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I used to dislike Walmart because of their labour practices. While Target does pay its employees a bit more, they also have anti-union tendencies and they were dragged through the mud a year or two ago when it was made public that the company had supported some anti-gay groups in the US. While I am more inclined to support Target, I am also cognizant that at the end of the day, so long as the next occupant of the Zellers renovates the store, the product we'll get there will be about the same.
I have a question, since you talk about not liking Walmart's labour practices. Aren't those employees working for Walmart out of their own will? Walmart didn't exactly force anyone to work for it for $6 an hour, did it? My guess is, if someone is willing to work for $6 an hour, isn't what his skill is worth, cuz otherwise, he would work for another company which pays him better. It is like when you shop for a couch, you buy the cheapest one which satisfy your requirement, what's wrong with that?
Are you serious liking unions? Do we want every company run like the TTC, with high wages and benefits, and lazy and entitled employees not caring a bit about their customers simply because it is hard to fire them? GM was bankrupt because it had to pay much higher wages and benefits demanded by the union, than a more efficient competitor such as Toyota.