Oh I’m sure we’re all really sad for Walmart. My toilets and papers go out to the Waltons.
Fuck articles like this. Walmart fucks over people all the time. They’re part of the problem. There are people out there who are scrambling to get food. I couldn’t give even the smallest of fucks for Walmart.
Further it isn’t a “loss”, it’s projected revenue that they’re not getting. I’m not losing money if I don’t work, I just simply don’t earn it.
Gods know the Waltons don’t earn their money.




I don’t see the schadenfreude. The article is very matter-of-fact, and focuses entirely on Walmart itself. In this particular case I think the schadenfreude would be too bitter anyway, on account of all the people who are suffering because of this.
It’s not “low income groups will go without food” it’s “low income groups will not spend as much” and that’s about the only consideration that particular population gets.
I grew up a povvo bitch, granted in a country where that sort of thing doesn’t hit as hard. We have social security nets, and every school has free lunches for kids. Even so, I was acutely aware of the situation from a very young age, and the stress of “do we pay the bills or do we have food to eat” is not a fun one. Even today I’m still plagued by the habits and worries formed back then.
No one should have to live under such circumstances.