Wal-Mart sucks.
Oh for crying out loud. It's a K-Mart and a Safeway all in one. It's not a friggin' space station. I swear, I don't get the fascination with Wal-Mart, pro or con. The fact that it's actually a political issue is baffling to me. It's a friggin discount retail store. What the hell is the big deal?
WalMart PING.........
Long, but interesting read.
Wal Mart like Lowes and Home Depot have created a niche market for small stores. There are two Ace Hardware store here in town both just blocks from Home Depots. On a weekend I can be in and out of the Ace before I can get in The Home Depot. The same is true for small markets. There isn't one near my house now though. Anybody out want to start a small grocery store?
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Too early for me to read so much. I just have one thing to say though as much as I love the convenience that Wal-Mart brings..I am sick and tired of having my achilles heal being ran into by illegal's on any given day of the week, its not Wal-Mart's problem for sure, but it is one of the reasons I dont shope there anymore.
I live in England. What's a Wal-Mart? :D
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(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
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Bump for later read.
If a company's success is the issue, how come Wal-Mart gets a standing ovation in FR, while similarly successful chain stores like Target and Costco (run by liberals) routinely get hammered? Do we only like capitalists when they're *our* kind of capitalists?
Wal-Mart -- Uh, NO!
I have a problem with any of these mega-chain stores - WalMart, Home Depot, Lowes, Target, etc.
My issue is that they drive out small, independent retailers who run businesses which are often family owned, community oriented, and sell quality products - consequently at prices above that of the cheap garbage a lot of these mega stores sell.
I think a more expensive quality product is cheaper in the long as it lasts longer and performs better. Also, small specialty stores are generally run by people who are knowledgable about the products they sell and can give you intelleigant advice - soemthing often lacking in these mega stores.
But Wal-Mart is probably no better or no worse than the other mega stores in this regard.
One of their favorite activities is to point to someone who they believe has been, or could be, negatively affected by Wal-Mart's success — no matter how temporarily — misinterpret the meaning of this phenomenon, and proceed to work themselves into a frenzy because they are convinced that this proves that Wal-Mart is destroying the world.
Coulter is sooooooo right about how liberals use the victim card. No rational argument, just dig up a so-called victim or two.
It's one thing to understand that liberals haven't had a new idea in 40 years, but that their tactics are 40 years old too is disgusting. Are liberals lame or what?
I agree, even though I don't shop there.
Great post!
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Real income is the amount of wealth that can be acquired with income; it is the ratio of nominal income to prices. So, for example, if a person makes $50,000 a year and the prices of everything he buys fall by 50%, his nominal income has not changed, but his real income has doubled since he can buy twice as much wealth. If he gets a pay raise from $50,000 to $100,000 and the prices of everything he buys also double, his nominal income has doubled, but his real income has not changed since he can't buy any more wealth.
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It has come to my attention that some people have not yet understood this fully. It seems so simple but beyond the grasp of some.