Thanks for the response, but it doesn't necessarily follow that consumers who save money at Wal-Mart "have given up their means of earning money to those who produce."
That's why I said in the MACRO VIEW.
As long as people patronizing Wal-Mart still have jobs doing something, all is well, but with Wal-Mart pinching their suppliers like they are, thereby forcing other American companies to race for lower labor costs overseas, we have job losses in this country.
Those people without jobs aren't going to be customers for Wal-Mart or anyone else.
I don't think America has a very bright future if all they are going to do is be merchandizers for chineeeeze-made goods like Wal-Mart.