Quote Originally Posted by Eden View Post
Yeah - I can't agree that spending more will help our economy either...
especially not spending at big discount stores like Wal-Mart or Target...

Yes, technically those places create jobs, but they are low paying, often benefit-less jobs that cannot support a family.... If you buy from those places you are mostly sending your money overseas and into the pockets of the few very rich people who own those companies (or at very least large amounts of their stock...)
I can't speak for Walmart, but I can say this is absolutely not true for Target. Trust me, my husband (who works for Target, along with most of our local friends) does not have a low-paying, benefit-less job that can't support a family. It's supporting both of us right now, and has been since July. And if we had kids, we'd still be getting by without my income. And I've gotten my benefits through Target since we moved here for him to work at Target 4 years ago. They're pretty good, actually.

Target's a public company. That means that anyone can buy stock in it, not just the rich. Check your 401k, there's a good chance that Target stock is included in one of your mutual funds, which means YOU own Target.