On The Topic of Polls & Wal-Mart

This is an enlightening article for two reasons:

Firstly, it discusses how polls can be manipulated by a special interest group (which commissioned the poll). An intense media campaign can change a small-medium percentage (10-25%) of people for a limited amount of time.

Secondly, I find it strange that Wal-Mart is such a monster because they offer items, people want to buy, for cheap. I understand that the unions want to make Wal-Mart unionized. If that would happen, do you think they would be able to keep their costs as low? Do you think they would be able to keep their prices as low?

Unions don't mean better workers, all they mean are more expensive workers. In todays work environment the need for unions has diminished. With so many labor laws this is not the work environment of the late 1800's and early 1900's. There are plentiful fire exits, anti-discrimination laws, sexual harassment laws and the list goes one. Their definitely was a need in the past for unions, but today that need is gone. At most, they are useful at times.

The reason why I bring up unions is because they are the number one opponent of Wal-Mart. Most workers today are NOT union members and, I believe, it should stay that way. Wal-Mart is able to keep their costs down and they past that savings on to the consumer. I would imagine a large number of the people who had a negative opinion of Wal-Mart in the poll shop there! If Wal-Mart's critics would have their way would these same people be happy spending more for the same products? Probably not.