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[asbestoshills]

Yes, but Target is at least the lesser of two evils IMHO. Also, at least Target donates 5% back to their community.
I know who the manager of Target is b/c my son goes to school with one of his kids and he is a very nice man. However, there's not much he can do to work against the giant Walmart. He is a manager and does what is told. I'm sure he treats his employees fairly, but he really has nothing to do with hours and full time vs part-time or medical coverage . He is in charge of expediting what the corporate structure is and that's it.

[asbestoshills]

http://walmartwatch....d_factsheet.pdf
Cut and paste Dude. There are some frightening stats about Walmarts Health Benefits. They are horrible and thank God there is Medi-Cal for most of the members who qualify.
It's too long to post.
Target gives 5% of net profits (DUDE u can Google this yourself you know) It is one of the most generous corporations in America; they donate around 5% of pretax operating profit.
Philanthropy
Target Corporation is consistently ranked as one of the most philanthropic companies in the country. It ranked #11 in Fortune Magazine's "Top 20 Most Admired Companies" for 2007, largely in part to the donation efforts of the company as a whole.[60] According to a November 2005 Forbes article, it ranked as the highest cash-giving company in America in percentage of income given (2.1%).[61] Target donates around 5 percent of its pre-tax operating profit; it gives over $3 million a week (up from $2 million in years prior) to the communities in which it operates. It also gives a percentage of charges from its Target Visa to schools designated by the cardholders. To date, Target has given over $150 million to schools across the United States through this program. Target's corporate by-laws state it must give 5 percent of its pre-tax profits to charity.[62][citation needed]

[nomad]

http://walmartwatch.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/pdf/medicaid_factsheet.pdf
Cut and paste Dude. There are some frightening stats about Walmarts Health Benefits. They are horrible and thank God there is Medi-Cal for most of the members who qualify.
It's too long to post.
Target gives 5% of net profits (DUDE u can Google this yourself you know) It is one of the most generous corporations in America; they donate around 5% of pretax operating profit.
Philanthropy
Target Corporation is consistently ranked as one of the most philanthropic companies in the country. It ranked #11 in Fortune Magazine's "Top 20 Most Admired Companies" for 2007, largely in part to the donation efforts of the company as a whole.[60] According to a November 2005 Forbes article, it ranked as the highest cash-giving company in America in percentage of income given (2.1%).[61] Target donates around 5 percent of its pre-tax operating profit; it gives over $3 million a week (up from $2 million in years prior) to the communities in which it operates. It also gives a percentage of charges from its Target Visa to schools designated by the cardholders. To date, Target has given over $150 million to schools across the United States through this program. Target's corporate by-laws state it must give 5 percent of its pre-tax profits to charity.[62][citation needed]

So where does the $$ go here to the community specifically? Or does that not matter?

[asbestoshills]

If you are so interested NOMAD why don't you Google or contact Target? What's your point? They give money to homeless shelters, food banks, underprivileged kids for school clothes, sports, etc.
I'm not here to present you information that you can easily access. I gave the basic information and I'm not sure what your point is since you don't seem to have one.
The entire post was to show at least TArget gives away a huge portion of money to charity compared to Walmart. However, they both are retailers that can make huge improvements to our economy if made to by our government. If tomorrow our local government told Walmart they couldn't build a store in our city without providing good health insurance and a living wage to X amount of employees, they would. If you want America to look like China, take away all of our environmental, child labor laws, OSHA and EPA and you will have a cancer ridden factioned country such as China. MY guess is that you and DUDE have never been to China esp in the last ten years. I have and it's not the best of both worlds. If you realized the pain and the suffering millions endure to create smartphones/electronics and almost every other product you would be ashamed. Eventually the world receives everything it puts out. So, higher incidences of cancer, entire rainforests depleted, extinction of species, race wars, droughts that cause millions to die, etc are the payback for the cheap products. Just remember, it all comes back, it's nature.

[nomad]

If you are so interested NOMAD why don't you Google or contact Target? What's your point? They give money to homeless shelters, food banks, underprivileged kids for school clothes, sports, etc.
I'm not here to present you information that you can easily access. I gave the basic information and I'm not sure what your point is since you don't seem to have one.
The entire post was to show at least TArget gives away a huge portion of money to charity compared to Walmart. However, they both are retailers that can make huge improvements to our economy if made to by our government. If tomorrow our local government told Walmart they couldn't build a store in our city without providing good health insurance and a living wage to X amount of employees, they would. If you want America to look like China, take away all of our environmental, child labor laws, OSHA and EPA and you will have a cancer ridden factioned country such as China. MY guess is that you and DUDE have never been to China esp in the last ten years. I have and it's not the best of both worlds. If you realized the pain and the suffering millions endure to create smartphones/electronics and almost every other product you would be ashamed. Eventually the world receives everything it puts out. So, higher incidences of cancer, entire rainforests depleted, extinction of species, race wars, droughts that cause millions to die, etc are the payback for the cheap products. Just remember, it all comes back, it's nature.

How silly of me, I should have known the simple answer is more govt control of business. Ya know, with things like more regulations and Obamacare. Too bad you don't realize the thing you ask for now (at least that what I get your opinion is for today) is exactly what drives business OUT of this country.

[granto]

...Target gives 5% of net profits...

Walmart had $15B in profits in 2011 and gave away almost $1B. How is Target so much better?

oh, and as long as we are doing truth in advertising, here's who funds walmartwatch.com:
Service Employees International Union
National Partnership for Women & Families
Common Cause
Sierra Club
Now that group of people has no hidden agendas do they?

[knittychick]

I am not a regular customer of either Walmart or Target, so I'm not promoting one over the other. I did a Google search and came up with an interesting comparison article: See full article at: http://jobs.aol.com/...-place-to-work/

"Where the two differ -– but not by much -- are in what they pay employees. Target offers bigger wages for salaried workers, but hourly employees such as cashiers earn the same at both retailers. Here's a comparison of eight popular positions and the median wage for each."

1. Greeter/Floor Sales Representative
Target: $6.77 - $12.06 per hour
Walmart: $6.98 - $12.18 per hour

2. Cashier
Target: $7.38 - $10.27 per hour
Walmart: $7.30 - $10.40 per hour

3. Retail Store Assistant Manager
Target: $48,003 per year
Walmart: $42,134 per year

4. Retail Store Manager
Target: $65,960 per year
Walmart: $60,326 per year

5. Retail Pharmacist
Target: $114,492 per year
Walmart: $106,138 per year

6. Department Manager, Retail Store
Target: $48,457 per year
Walmart: $29,211 per year

7. Customer Service Sales Associate
Target: $7.34 - $16.76 per hour
Walmart: $7.79 - $12.75 per hour

8. Laborer, Freight, Stock, Material Mover
Target: $6.93 - $14.08 per hour
Walmart: $7.35 - $14.90 per hour

[granto]

You guys are going to really piss off Asbestos Hills with those facts!

Hills mind is already made up. I just don't want the next 20,000 people to think that what is said by Hills are actually facts. Walmart is by no means the best corporation in the world but they are not the devil either.

[asbestoshills]

No, I'm not pissed off b/c if you can READ, I said there wasn't much differences between the two EVILS! OMG, do you just pick and choose one thing I say or read the entire post?
BTW, you are so full of it b/c you can get the stats from many different places. WALMART and TARGET WILL NOT LEAVE if you require them to PROVIDE HEALTH BENEFITS AND A HIGHER WAGE. THE WHOLE point for them is to make money. IF YOU THINK THEY WON"T MAKE money with such little requirements you are crazy.
Other countries provide their people decent benefits and wages, why DO YOU EXPECT nothing from your employers? WHY? ASK your LOCAL WALMART EMPLOYEE if they make POVERTY wages. MOST OF THEM CAN'T feed their families let alone themselves.

[Redone]

I know it's too late now, but Big 5 has poles and fishing gear along with a lot of other sporting goods. I've always been able to find what I'm looking for there. Sports Authority and Target are other options.

Big 5 also has a lot of people who ask you if you need help and they actually look helpful.

[sasilou]

I asked 3 walmart employees last night and they said those claims were nuts and that there were NOT on welfare, they were not making poverty wages and walmart was not insuring them.

I don't know where you get your info but maybe you need to buy a new computer to do better searches for your info? - You seem to always go off as if you're an authority on the subject but I think you've never once bothered to talk to anyone at walmart, only your buddy the manager at target who has a legit reason to hate his competition at walmart.

Maybe its you who needs to do more research before you spew inaccurate information to try and get people to hate walmart

I've always wanted to ask a walmart employee about being on medi-cal! Good for you Dude..Ive always felt guilty about the times I do need to go to walmart for items I cant find elsewhere, a certain face cream with 75% sunblock..some "depends undergarments" for our son in size small and grey color that I couldnt find anywhere else... anyway, today I wondered how much they do give back to the community and found this from 2011"

It’s our mission to create opportunities so people can live better. We consider it our responsibility to make a positive impact in the communities we serve. Whether it’s through the grants we provide to the thousands of organizations that share our mission or through the inspiring volunteer efforts of Walmart associates, we are passionate about helping people live better. One community at a time.

In 2011, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation gave $958.9 million in cash and in-kind contributions around the world. This includes $872.7 million in cash and in-kind gifts in the United States and $86.2 million in cash and in-kind gifts in international markets. In addition, Walmart associates volunteered more than 1 million hours that resulted in more than $13 million in grants to local nonprofits." Im sure Target donates tons of money too....I dont feel guilty shopping at Target but....