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Sam Walton's book is called "Made In America" Does anyone else find it ironic that it is about a store that has little or nothing in it that IS!? :o :o :lol: :wink: Poor Sam is burrowing to China, because what has happened to his company! Soon he'll be able to see where most of the things...

NYCPORT wrote:Who thinks giving the govt. over $2000 on a return is insane??? I'd be happy if I only owed triple that!

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In the meantime my town will retain that local charm, our local businesses will continue to thrive and Wal Mart and similar big box stores will be forced to build elsewhere. Doesn't sound gutless at all to me. Why not let the Walmart in and then have everyone donate the difference in prices they'd ...

I think part of the problem is that a minority of people focus only on the impact it all has on small retailers and miss the larger picture - namely that the whole marketplace is changing. The internet coupled with the world market means that most consumers now have more choice than ever. I can find...

The only other time I was ever in Wal Mart was about a week before the last Jones Beach Buffett concert in September, 2004. They were having an end of summer clearance sale and I wanted to buy a couple of beach chairs. There were 2 signs on the shelf. One said $4.99, one said 2/$4.99. Some of the c...

Because while there are competitors to Walmart now, how much longer will their be? Caldor went bust, K-Mart and Sears have merged to a bigger financial mess, how far behind is Target? There have to be checks on any form of economy and capitialism in the US does not operate in a vacuum. I guess what...

You assume I think business is inherantly unethical. That's incorrect.

I simply don't automatically equate power with a lack of ethics.

I do think business is not for the squeamish.

So why did the government go after Microsoft....or even Enron...its not nice...its business I'd be curious what anti-trust issue you think Enron had. Accounting fraud and anti-trust are not related. And the government felt that Microsoft crossed the line when it dictated to manufacturers that they ...

You obviously do not get it. A small business cannot compete with Walmart. They strong arm suppliers to drive down their prices and make them agree that they will not sell the same product to a competitor at the same or lower price. Oh but I *DO* get it. I just see it as business. Not everyone is m...

Hey, all you people who love and support Walmart...thanks for helping to destroy small business like mine and thousands if not eventually millions like it in this country.... If you can match Walmart's price on an item or provide me some sort of service that makes it more worthwhile to shop at your...

Here... sound familiar? The bourgeoisie has, through its exploitation of the world market, given a cosmopolitan character to production and consumption in every country. To the great chagrin of reactionaries, it has drawn from under the feet of industry the national ground on which it stood. All old...

That is as short sighted as saying that Honda is a great car because it has the lowest price. It's not short-sighted or far-sighted, it's simply an accurate observation. If American consumers felt outraged by Walmart's behavior then they wouldn't shop there. But they do. So clearly the majority are...

I would like a 'perfect' world where businesses are ethical and people had options not to do business with those that aren't....and that is the same as making racist comments. People do have options, I don't know anyone who is forced to shop at Wal Mart. I do know a lot of people who choose to shop...

However, Wal-mart walks a fine line between just being competitive and actually seeking to destroy competition so they don't have to compete in the long run. (Which they take advantage of by raising prices as soon as the others go under.) Nice doomsday scenario. Even if that were the case, it's not...

I like cheap stuff, and if walmart can deliver stuff cheaper than the mom and pop store, then great - I win.

I thought that's what the whole idea of competition in the marketplace was about?

Sadly mine is no longer long, but when it was I could NEVER EVER find the pony tail holders. Not sure if they went the way of the single socks or what, but I would buy them and buy them and never be able to find one.

How can one aviod an insult without completely avioding the topic of religion? Anyone who is insulted by the mere mention of religion, or conversely, the suggestion that its all false, is FAR too insecure in their beliefs to be capable of genuine discussion. Even tho I don't believe in god, I have ...

Since there has been a lot of talk families I am curious about something. What if your children, in their own investigation, decided to become a Christian? How would you react? I'd continue to think they were wrong, but would respect their right to do so. :) I've actually told my 7 year old daughte...

BTW, Sunday at Sunday School, the lesson was on how you react when someone doubts Faith/God/Jesus or anything along that line. How most people who do not believe at all, not any form of Christianity, feel assaulted when God is mentioned. I don't think that's a fair generalization at all. In fact I ...

But this is why God gave us all a free will. Man THAT was a big mistake. :) I thought free will was a paradox? :o like time travel or "I turn left here, right?" It's more like a thinly-veiled threat: "You can do whatever you want, but if you don't do it my way I'll punish you with et...