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If you blame Walmart, you might as well blame elsewhere too!

on Wed, 11/21/2012 - 18:00

I don't get the big fuss on singling out Walmart for its "unfair" employment: I've worked there before (only quit because of my current job starting again and it paying a little more) and I've worked at a ton of other retail places, and have applied at almost everywhere. Therefore I think it's safe for me to assume that many more retail places are about the same when it comes to employment! Sure, I think the wage gap between certain management and the workers "below" them is unfair and that entry-level workers should get paid a couple dollars/hour more, but just know that 1) Walmart isn't

Leaving the U.S. - and trying to take your whole state with you?!

on Fri, 11/16/2012 - 22:45

Who knew Obama getting elected to president once again would lead millions of people to sign a petition for their state to leave the United States?! But it's happening. People actually think that leaving the country that gives millions of others a better life will give them one. However they should really think about what it means if it actually happens: basically more fighting and confusion over different policies.

Is Mitt Romney's financial plan a good idea?

on Sun, 10/14/2012 - 23:17

Apparently Mitt Romney thinks that by not having the government give certain college financial aid money everything will be okay, as long as businesses can afford to hire people. There are a couple of problems with this. The most obvious one to me is that even if there are many open job positions, most of the jobs that are needed in this society and that actually pay a decent salary are the ones that require college education. Technology. Healthcare. Leadership and marketing in business.