Many would argue that Wal-Mart is the quintessential company that exploited global trends over the last 25 years. Do you blame the likes of Wal-Mart for what is happening? Do you think they are being greedy?
许多人会说,过去25年,沃尔玛借国际趋势大赚其钱,这方面无人能出其右。你会因为正在发生的这一切指责沃尔玛这类公司吗?你认为他们贪婪吗?
Yes and yes. Wal-Mart (WMT) will make $15 billion this year. 49% is owned by the heirs and trusts of Sam Walton. They have 1.3 million workers who on average make around $12 an hour. So a full time employee, someone who works 40 hours a week doesn't make a living wage. And the U.S. taxpayer subsidizes that wage bill with an estimated $1.5 billion a year. The family has net worth of over $130 billion. Something doesn't feel right there, does it?
是的,是的。沃尔玛今年会赚150亿美元。这家公司49%的股权由山姆•沃尔顿的继承人和信托持有。他们有130万员工,人均时薪约12美元。因此,一个全职员工每周工作40个小时,赚的钱还不够维持生计。而且,美国纳税人每年还要为这些工资单补贴15亿美元左右。沃尔顿家族的资产净值已超过1,300亿美元。这里感觉有些不对劲,是不是?
If I looked at only those last two sentences, and replaced Wal-Mart with Fortress, I'd think that you were talking about yourself and your partners. You might not have $130 billion, but you're all billionaires. How is this different?
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