[Viva Le Dissention]

If Wal-Mart has its way, nothing will be produced in America. The retailing giant wraps itself in the American flag, but it gives its suppliers price targets. Suppliers find that in order to meet the targets, they must move production offshore.

Huh, imagine that. A company trying to increase its profits. That IS startling.

[Norm640]

Nothing wrong with increasing profits, unless it is done unethically. I believe the allowance of countries to sell out its base, ditch US workers,and run overseas is criminal. Other countries don't allow this sort of emigration, they just benefit from our companies hitting their beaches. What the US is supporting here clearly benefits the richest because such overseas moves benefits nobody in the US except the person that owns the company.

Wal-Mart is only allowed to get away with what it can get away with it because it has the money and power to control price. If you shop around, though, you find that Wal-Mart's prices aren't so great, and what they sell is of questionable quality.

Nothing wrong with the profit motive, but nothing wrong with trying to look out for the US economy either.