Walmart Targed On CT Post Blogs And TV

Walmart recently was scolded for conduct that even the most aggressive people must of found outright cruel. Walmart is today's topic because they just recently opened up in town and already have created a fuss on the Topix portion of the CT Post Blog board.

Accusations have been flying amok, one in particular is their reputation for lying. The current theme directs viewers to a website called walmartthemovie.com. The website features a documentary that you must pay for, however it is free to watch on google videos. Click HERE.

The Walmart phenomenon, was particularly disconcerting to me because recently a blogger accused Mayor Richetelli of making an agreement abating "three years property taxes" for the positive effects of their presence here in Milford.

This seemed downright odd and suspicious, so this morning I contacted the town Assessors office and spoke with Dan Thomas who called the allegation "false" that no one is exempt from property taxes and that included Walmart. He said the town only offers two exemptions for property taxes. One is "enterprise zones" like in Bridgeport, the other exemption is for "pollution control equipment" like that found in heavy industry.

In either case, the town or its budget has not been impacted, and the remarks directed at our mayor are "baseless" and "False." One thing the bloggers did succeed in doing is bringing this news clip to my attention, and without a doubt that is shamefully true. The Walmart Movie is disheartening, but one thing I do recommend and that is at the very least you take a good long and hard look at Walmart. Then decide if you think they are good for our community.

Many towns have "booted" them outright, because they provide inadequate security, poor health care benefits, oppose unions, and pay low wages. Walmart and its owners are among the wealthiest people in the world, and as such, the inequities of management and labor are always at odds. They also have become the focus of the Presidential race as Hillary Clinton was openly slandered for her past employement in their legal offices.

This is the video that I think is a modicum of evidence causing a firestorm of debate. Watch it and decide for yourself.



To end this blog on a good note, the news is that all the public pressure appears to be working because some concession was reached for the Shank family.