Saturday, April 12, 2008
Why America neesds Wal-Mart (redux)
Wal-Mart gets a bad rap from a lot of folks -- see Democratic presidential candidates B. Hussein Obama and Hillary Rodham (Clinton) -- 'cause its workers are neither unionized nor making $25 for each hour worked.
What you never hear out-the-mouth of the B. Husseins or the Hillarys, or the other Wal-Mart-hating leftists, is the fact that Wal-Mart saves a lot of people a lot of money day in and day out. Indeed, there are a great many folks in this land who would be incredibly worse for wear if'n they couldn't rely on Wal-Mart's low-priced goods to satiate their everyday needs.
That said, the Wall Street Journal recently published a chart detailing the price of certain goods at grocery stores in Obamaland, er, Chicago, IL. Big shock -- Wal-Mart was the cheapest, by far.
Wanna know why Wal-Mart is good for America ... just look at this:
(Item ... Wal-Mart price ... Jewel-Osco ... Dominick's)
Two-liter Pepsi ... $1.38 ... $1.99 ... $1.89
Doritos chips ... 2.50 ... 3.49 ... 3.49
Cheerios cereal ... 2.50 ... 3.89 ... 3.75
Folgers coffee ... 6.34 ... 10.99 ... 11.55
Oscar Meyer hot dogs ... 2.50 ... 3.49 ... 3.59
Kraft cheese slices ... 3.68 ... 4.49 ... 3.99
Sara Lee white bread ... 1.97 ... 3.29 ... 3.09
Oreo cookies ... 2.37 ... 4.09 ... 4.19
Raw spaghetti (store brands) ... 0.88 ... 1.49 ... 1.29
One dozen eggs ... 1.98 ... 2.98 ... 3.49
What you never hear out-the-mouth of the B. Husseins or the Hillarys, or the other Wal-Mart-hating leftists, is the fact that Wal-Mart saves a lot of people a lot of money day in and day out. Indeed, there are a great many folks in this land who would be incredibly worse for wear if'n they couldn't rely on Wal-Mart's low-priced goods to satiate their everyday needs.
That said, the Wall Street Journal recently published a chart detailing the price of certain goods at grocery stores in Obamaland, er, Chicago, IL. Big shock -- Wal-Mart was the cheapest, by far.
Wanna know why Wal-Mart is good for America ... just look at this:
(Item ... Wal-Mart price ... Jewel-Osco ... Dominick's)
Two-liter Pepsi ... $1.38 ... $1.99 ... $1.89
Doritos chips ... 2.50 ... 3.49 ... 3.49
Cheerios cereal ... 2.50 ... 3.89 ... 3.75
Folgers coffee ... 6.34 ... 10.99 ... 11.55
Oscar Meyer hot dogs ... 2.50 ... 3.49 ... 3.59
Kraft cheese slices ... 3.68 ... 4.49 ... 3.99
Sara Lee white bread ... 1.97 ... 3.29 ... 3.09
Oreo cookies ... 2.37 ... 4.09 ... 4.19
Raw spaghetti (store brands) ... 0.88 ... 1.49 ... 1.29
One dozen eggs ... 1.98 ... 2.98 ... 3.49
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Saturday, April 12, 2008 
