Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana, I'm so glad you've had some good news. Are you parents heading to your place to stay for a while, now?
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Re the Walton donation: People that are worth 90 gajillion dollars don't have it in liquid form. I think that's a terrific gift. I don't care what they're worth. If someone calculated what I'm worth (house, etc.) my donation would look more like shit than it does already, too.
That 90 billion is their collective 38% ownership in Walmart. Of all things to concentrate on...really. That could very well be the largest individual donation so far.
That is good news, Dana!
Excellent!
Hee. I wish I could remember what magazine I saw that in (a few years ago). Gotta love Google image search, though.
Dana, that's fantastic.
Re the Walton donation: People that are worth 90 gajillion dollars don't have it in liquid form. I think that's a terrific gift. I don't care what they're worth.
Exactly what I was thinking. Nobody in New Orleans is scoffing at an 8 million dollar donation, I can promise you that. And with all due respect to thinkprogress.org, criticizing sizable donations isn't progress, it's petty.
I don't have any problem with acknowledging the Walton's $23M in contributions. They gave generously when they didn't have to give at all.
My problem with Wal-Mart is that they've given all their displaced workers three days' pay and no extension of health benefits, while other large corporations gave their employees as much as three months pay and continuing health care coverage. Again, they don't have to give anything, but that's so stingy that Mr. Krabs would say they're too cheap.
But oh, they're going to find their associates spots with other Wal-Marts in the region. Whatever. It's more like "We'll give you a $7/hour job in west Texas, take it or leave it."
Something good to cry over.
It's heartbreaking to think that this is only one of so many similar stories happening in NOLA and the shelters that the survivors are being sent to. Also, it's very impressive that the 6-y.o. knew his address and phone number in addition to his school.
Yay Dana.
Oh, msbelle, are you giving stuff away on craigslist? I almost forwarded a post to you, and then realized it was probably from you.