Comments on: Wal-Mart: Babies too, are living paycheck to paycheck

By: Dorothy Bartomeo

Dorothy Bartomeo — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:33:25 +0000

My newborn twins are on elecare, it costs us 1500 a month and he is a lube mechanic at toyota 9$ an hour, and I have severe medical problem, including a stroke… So imagine, 1500 a month for JUST FORMULA… then the wipes and diapers… bonitadreama@aol.com

By: concerned employee

concerned employee — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:09:42 +0000

I would love to tell Eduardo (as an employee) thank you for the 10% off of food items. I was looking forward to the extra 10% off of one item (was going to buy my family a $1200 tv - and save $240 on it) … now I get 10% off of food items that I didn’t before. I dont’ have money to entertain people … I shop were they have coupons and discount cards and what is closer to my home. I now lost out. this employee will be purchasing all her Christmas gifts elsewhere. Thanks for spoiling my family’s Christmas. Many people I work with were going to buy snowblowers - so instead of giving us a gift of around $100+ you now give us a discount of maybe $30-40

By: Warrington Local » Blog Archive » Wal-Mart says shoppers struggle to afford basics

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:13:23 +0000

[...] (adding that needy families can get help to buy formula and other food for children from WIC). Reuters’ Shop Talk blog called Castro-Wright’s comment “one of the more chilling consumer-spending anecdotes [...]

By: Kathie McClure

Kathie McClure — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:32:47 +0000

This sad news comes on top of the NY Times report that people scaled back on their medications in the first eight months of 2008. This comes as no surprise with no restraints on Big Pharma’s ability to charge what it wants for medicines, a tribute to its power in Washington.

It’s a sure bet that these troubling trends will worsen. The Wall Street crisis and $700 billion bailout are going to pale in comparison to the human suffering that is about to be wrought as a result of unfettered Wall Street greed. The next President better be ready to reshape health care in 2009. Babies can’t wait for their formula, nor diabetics their insulin.

By: Diane dp

Diane dp — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:57:28 +0000

There have always been families who live paycheck-to-paycheck, but their number has been steadily growing. The rising unemployment rate in the U.S., combined with rising food costs, makes it difficult for more people to afford the basic necessities. The lowest estimate I could find for a year’s worth of infant formula is $1500.

The Palin wardrobe would provide 100 babies formula for one year.

By: Love and Subversion » More on Republican Hypocrisy - Sarah Palin’s Outrageous Clothing Bill

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:04:28 +0000

[...] me 4 years to earn $150,000!!!!) must make one nauseous while families are scrounging pennies to buy baby formula at Wal-mart for their children in these hard times (and, some Republican donors are asking for their money [...]

By: Wal Mart’s Baby Formula Economic Indicator | In Paulson We Trust

Wal Mart’s Baby Formula Economic Indicator | In Paulson We Trust — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:32:16 +0000

[...] Baertlein at Reuters is reporting that Eduardo Castro-Wright, president and chief executive of Wal-Mart’s U.S. operations, [...]

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:28:59 +0000

People have been doing this for years, so why do you report this story now? I sure hope wal-mart is not supplying baby formula from china like alot of their other products.