Letter: County’s action on Wal-Mart correct

Thursday, Oct. 21, 1999 | 9:59 a.m.

The opposition was primarily made up of Wal-Mart lawyers, suits, and a variety of Wal-Mart workers who were bused in by the store. Their testimony reiterated the refrain "consumers have the right to choose."

Do I choose to save 50 cents on a product if I know that that 50 cents is coming out of the pocket of a worker who is not being paid a living wage and offered no health benefits? No! There are also allegations that Wal-Mart practices predatory pricing that should be investigated by the FTC.

When I have information that the manufacturer or retailer of a product exploits workers or the environment in order to undercut the competition I will no longer buy that brand, from any store.

Consumers need to understand we have been and are still so often "penny wise and pound foolish" when it comes to making informed choices. In the end, we will all have to pay the price for the "working uninsured" or the "working poor," just as we are paying and will continue to pay for the legacy left us by greedy and ignorant industrialists who have polluted our environment.

THERESA MORROW R. N. Healthcare Oversight Committee chairperson, Nevada Service Employee Union

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