Pastor's salaries/lifestyle.

[JesusFan]

and his company ran thousands of small mom and pop stores out of business all over the country by under cutting them in prices..... then as soon as walmart was the only store in town he started raising the prices to a higher level than the old mom and pop stores charged....... .... when i think about people like him a camel and the eye of a needle come to mind..... ... and there;s nothing about him i like or admire...... the image of himself he cultivated was fake..... . not an approach i would want to follow....

I think the head of Amazon and his company caused much more colleterial damages in the market place to small and medium size companies

 

[aleshanee]

I think the head of Amazon and his company caused much more colleterial damages in the market place to small and medium size companies

it;s not a contest...... but - since you;re bringing it up - yes .. amazon has caused massive damage to thousands of businesses both large and small....... no doubt greater damage than walmart and sam walton did..... . . but nobody said they liked the approach of jeff bezos ...or even mentioned amazon... ..so i didn;t see a need to mention it either.... ..until now.....

 

[JesusFan]

it;s not a contest...... but - since you;re bringing it up - yes .. amazon has caused massive damage to thousands of businesses both large and small....... no doubt greater damage than walmart and sam walton did..... . . but nobody said they liked the approach of jeff bezos ...or even mentioned amazon... ..so i didn;t see a need to mention it either.... ..until now.....

See Amazon will now be cutting ties to using post office for delierving their products now

 

[sword]

Is the median income of the church building location consistent with the salary of a professional with a comparable level of education and responsibility?

Tying the pastor's income merely to the location seems arbitrary. Why not, instead, the median income of workers in comparable professions--say, other clergy, lawyers, or college instructors? People with similar education and skills.

It would also need to be adjusted for the area in which the church is located for example deep south, midwest east or west coast. Someone with a ministry in Manhattan, Boston or San Francisco would need a higher income and housing allowance than someone in Little Rock, Arkansas.

 

[JesusFan]

It would also need to be adjusted for the area in which the church is located for example deep south, midwest east or west coast. Someone with a ministry in Manhattan, Boston or San Francisco would need a higher income and housing allowance than someone in Little Rock, Arkansas.

The per capita income of say new York for their members should be quite a bit higher than say somewhere in Mississippi

 

[AverageJoe]

I like the approach of Sam Waldon, founder of Walmart and worth billions at that time, he still drove old blazer, and still lived in his old farmhouse.
In fact, one day drove into town and asked a cashier to cash 10000 check of his, and she had to ask manager if could, as based upon his vehicle and way he dressed, seemed to be poor person

I met Sam Walton when I was working for Walmart setting up the first SuperStore in the South. I was unloading the tractor trailer along with four other men and he came and spent at least 30 minutes talking to us as we checked items in against the BoL. Then he started to help us. He was there over two hours talking to and working with us. I was so impressed with his demeanor and lifestyle that he became one of my hero's. He talked about the Lord and his goodness to him, and how he was thankful for the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. I believe Mr. Walton was a Christian.

 

[AverageJoe]

it;s not a contest...... but - since you;re bringing it up - yes .. amazon has caused massive damage to thousands of businesses both large and small....... no doubt greater damage than walmart and sam walton did..... . . but nobody said they liked the approach of jeff bezos ...or even mentioned amazon... ..so i didn;t see a need to mention it either.... ..until now.....

What Mr. Walton did was something any good capitalist would do. Was he greedy? I don't know, personally. His business model was one that some stores could have copied and made a success of. Yet, most just gave up. People have to adapt to many things in business, and competition is the biggest thing one has to cope with. Having grown up in a family that was self-employed in the retail industry (we had the biggest Western Wear store in Illinois) we were faced with a lot of competition . We were a one store operation that probably should have and COULD HAVE started other stores in communities that head clothing stores and driven them underground. But, with the economy we had at the time under President Carter my father told his business partner that he didn't believe it was time. After several years of his partner's wife (she was the daughter of a multi-millionair manufacterer out in Idaho) tryinig to intimidate him into allowing them to start another store, got sick of the malarkey and sold his interest including his part in the patent of a product named "Blackrock LeatherNRich" that helps restore leather. He worked for a couple of years for a friend in the heating and air business, and then moved us to Augusta Georgia in 1983.
All that being said, Sam Walton did what any good capitalist would do. I don't fault him for that. I don't fault Walmart for having a successful business model. I do, however, believe that Capitalism needs a revamp to some degree, and a bit more regulation.

 

[DrHuk&Duck]

I met Sam Walton when I was working for Walmart setting up the first SuperStore in the South. I was unloading the tractor trailer along with four other men and he came and spent at least 30 minutes talking to us as we checked items in against the BoL. Then he started to help us. He was there over two hours talking to and working with us. I was so impressed with his demeanor and lifestyle that he became one of my hero's. He talked about the Lord and his goodness to him, and how he was thankful for the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. I believe Mr. Walton was a Christian.

That’s a great story. I’ve heard similar things about Mr. Walton and his humbleness and Christian testimony.

 

[Ekklesian]

If Amazon were a brick and mortar store, they'd have already been cut to size through multiple antitrust suits.

Amazon has a chokehold on the markets and on e-commerce with AWS (Amazon Web Services). If you can't get your product sold on Amazon, because your company has the wrong DEI policies, you're practically ruined.

 

[JesusFan]

If Amazon were a brick and mortar store, they'd have already been cut to size through multiple antitrust suits.

Amazon has a chokehold on the markets and on e-commerce with AWS (Amazon Web Services). If you can't get your product sold on Amazon, because your company has the wrong DEI policies, you're practically ruined.

Now they are attempting to put the US post office out of business, as want to handle all package deleries period, so USPS would lose annually 6 billion just from Amazon deleries they still now make

 

[sword]

What Mr. Walton did was something any good capitalist would do. Was he greedy? I don't know, personally. His business model was one that some stores could have copied and made a success of. Yet, most just gave up. People have to adapt to many things in business, and competition is the biggest thing one has to cope with. Having grown up in a family that was self-employed in the retail industry (we had the biggest Western Wear store in Illinois) we were faced with a lot of competition . We were a one store operation that probably should have and COULD HAVE started other stores in communities that head clothing stores and driven them underground. But, with the economy we had at the time under President Carter my father told his business partner that he didn't believe it was time. After several years of his partner's wife (she was the daughter of a multi-millionair manufacterer out in Idaho) tryinig to intimidate him into allowing them to start another store, got sick of the malarkey and sold his interest including his part in the patent of a product named "Blackrock LeatherNRich" that helps restore leather. He worked for a couple of years for a friend in the heating and air business, and then moved us to Augusta Georgia in 1983.
All that being said, Sam Walton did what any good capitalist would do. I don't fault him for that. I don't fault Walmart for having a successful business model. I do, however, believe that Capitalism needs a revamp to some degree, and a bit more regulation.

Sam walton made great attempts to source domestically. Ads touting the % of American made products were common. That all changed afetr Sam retired in 1988 at age 70 and upon his death in death in 1992. Nafta made it wasy for the new leadership to force outsourcing to Mexico and then Asia. Tactics were used to force manufactures to offshore or loose large Walmart business. The even had a huge staff who would come in an assist manufactures in the process to offshore. The tactics of the 1990's and 2000's were not just agressive business tactics but could be considered extortion and unamerican.

Congress should have held hearings and outlawed such tactics. They cost millions of US and Canadian manufacturing jobs over 30 years.

 

[sword]

Now they are attempting to put the US post office out of business, as want to handle all package deleries period, so USPS would lose annually 6 billion just from Amazon deleries they still now make

I'm not a huge Amazon fan but if they can deliver their own packages cheaper than the USPS then that's just good business. We may want to look at tax policy and the amount of government assistance their 1.56 million employees receive but you cannot legally force them to use the USPS. I order batteries from Amazon at lunch time and they are on my front porch before I get home from work.

 

[Agent P]

I'm not a huge Amazon fan but if they can deliver their own packages cheaper than the USPS then that's just good business. We may want to look at tax policy and the amount of government assistance their 1.56 million employees receive but you cannot legally force them to use the USPS. I order batteries from Amazon at lunch time and they are on my front porch before I get home from work.

On the other hand, Amazon sends lots of the smaller packages via USPS, so...

 

[Ekklesian]

I'm not a huge Amazon fan but if they can deliver their own packages cheaper than the USPS then that's just good business. We may want to look at tax policy and the amount of government assistance their 1.56 million employees receive but you cannot legally force them to use the USPS. I order batteries from Amazon at lunch time and they are on my front porch before I get home from work.

The average wage of the Amazon employee won't compare with the wage and pension of the average postal worker.

The USPS is a government agency, and part of the Executive Branch. It's about posts, the mail, official business, more than it is about getting your batteries in record time.

Besides, what's wrong with stopping by the Walgreens on the way home?

 

[Ekklesian]

The only thing Amazon can offer is customer service. That's it. They're a global retailer. A middleman. They are neither innovators nor producers.

The robotics and systems in a large magority of their automated warehouses were developed and built by Kiva Systems and Honeywell. Truly works of art. Efficient and reliable, They transformed warehouse operations. Amazon acquired Kiva Systems in 2012, and now exclusive use, essentially locking out all competition.

Rumors are that Amazon, has their sights set on Honeywell's warehouse automation division as well. This is about securing their dominance. If their competitors can't have access to the same systems, which, short of truly autonomous androids, are the pinnacle of warehouse automation, they're soon out of business.

Amazon is relatively new in the shipping business, however, and if FedEx and UPS don't watch out, they will undercut them too with the advantages that their non-union workers and drivers give them, as well as the low cost advantages afforded by other Amazon divisions like AWS.

Hopefully, these suits are just the beginning.

Amazon loses effort to dodge federal antitrust charges

A judge rejected Amazon's claims that the Supreme Court found the FTC had hoops to jump through before it could seek a permanent injunction in court.

www.courthousenews.com

 

[AverageJoe]

Sam walton made great attempts to source domestically. Ads touting the % of American made products were common. That all changed afetr Sam retired in 1988 at age 70 and upon his death in death in 1992. Nafta made it wasy for the new leadership to force outsourcing to Mexico and then Asia. Tactics were used to force manufactures to offshore or loose large Walmart business. The even had a huge staff who would come in an assist manufactures in the process to offshore. The tactics of the 1990's and 2000's were not just agressive business tactics but could be considered extortion and unamerican.

Congress should have held hearings and outlawed such tactics. They cost millions of US and Canadian manufacturing jobs over 30 years.

Thankfully, Sam isn't responsible for what his greedy kids and grandkids did to the company. They seemed to have lost the love of this country, instead worshipping the almighty dollar. Some are now even supporting the Palestinian and terrorist causes....Sad. We try NOT to purchase anything from Walmart or Sams unless we just absolutely have to.

 

[Baptist Renegade]

Thankfully, Sam isn't responsible for what his greedy kids and grandkids did to the company. They seemed to have lost the love of this country, instead worshipping the almighty dollar. Some are now even supporting the Palestinian and terrorist causes....Sad. We try NOT to purchase anything from Walmart or Sams unless we just absolutely have to.

I'm already boycotting Target for all of their woke nonsense! If I boycott Wal-Mart, where am I to go shopping? Should I just stay home and order from Amazon or do I need to boycott them as well?

Actually, I am in the Philippines right now and haven't a clue as to what stores I need to boycott here!

 

[DrHuk&Duck]

I'm already boycotting Target for all of their woke nonsense! If I boycott Wal-Mart, where am I to go shopping? Should I just stay home and order from Amazon or do I need to boycott them as well?

The truth is, if you really research just about any big corporation, you’ll find that they financially support a cause you’re against. Some just are more vocal about their support than others.

 

[aleshanee]

walmart didn;t come to honolulu until 2004..... then in 2005 sams wholesale was built right on top of it.... there was a walmart in miliani in 1993 but it was so far away from town that nobody i know wanted to drive that far to go out there... ..and it;s a really long bus ride too.... . so.. being limited to either the bus or ankle express - i didn;t go out there either... and didn;t shop at walmart until the honolulu store opened.......

since then i have been to several different walmarts on the mainland and they are night and day different compared to this store in honolulu.....(except for the one in oakland)...all the other mainland walmarts i have been to were clean and appeared to be well managed.... like the target store is which was built on the opposite corner from walmart and sams.. .... and while sams is also clean and well managed the walmart underneath it is a filthy disorganized mess.....and it always has been... .....

in fact.... if you have ever watched black friday riot videos made at walmarts then you have seen this one........ to this day the most violent chaotic riot ever filmed at a walmart on black friday happened right here at this store...... it happened several years ago but i has remained famous and is the one shown most often on tv when black friday chaos is ever discussed...... ...

 

[AverageJoe]

I'm already boycotting Target for all of their woke nonsense! If I boycott Wal-Mart, where am I to go shopping? Should I just stay home and order from Amazon or do I need to boycott them as well?

Actually, I am in the Philippines right now and haven't a clue as to what stores I need to boycott here!

I will got to Walmart if I absolutely have to . I just don't want to be giving them money unnecessarily. I don't shop Target at all these days and haven't since 2000.