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16. They are cheaper, though

Reply to leftyohiolib (Reply #12)

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 02:42 PM

Nov 2012

flipside: Just long enough to run all competition out of town.

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The heart of the problem is that most People like Walmart [View all] cthulu2016 Nov 2012 OP

Paying starving wages isn't villainous? lunatica Nov 2012 #1

Unless one is expecting a hero to set things right, villainous is not a useful category cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #2

"The whole horrible thing operates from the collisions of human nature and material reality" iemitsu Nov 2012 #18

Classic Blame the Victims post. If you don't like villain, try predator. That's quantifiable, leveymg Nov 2012 #38

Thanks for pointing out so many truths about Walmart's business plan. iemitsu Nov 2012 #60

"the walmart customer is equally culpable" = false equivalency because of the HiPointDem Nov 2012 #45

Walmart Would Be Able To Sell USA rsmith6621 Nov 2012 #3

oh, baloney. 'customer demand' isn't responsible for walmart's move to foreign HiPointDem Nov 2012 #47

A lot of people like Walmart. I'm not sure about most... Little Star Nov 2012 #4

Fair enough. Substitute "enough" for most. cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #5

Not us cyclezealot Nov 2012 #30

Short-term thinking is cancerous in cases like these. Liking WalMart because you like ... Scuba Nov 2012 #6

And the Amazon case is even more pointed cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #11

I've spent more hours in used book stores than I can count. When I die, my ghost will haunt one. Scuba Nov 2012 #13

IMO amazon didn't kill Tower, iTunes did tularetom Nov 2012 #40

But what about the small sellers who sell on Amazon? BuelahWitch Nov 2012 #41

Small bookstores used to be filled with crappy fiction FarCenter Nov 2012 #48

Excellent point... OneMoreDemocrat Nov 2012 #49

Even that is changing nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #7

Or it's simply the fact that Walmart's corporate strategy is predatory Democracyinkind Nov 2012 #8

1 corporation to rule us all Laochtine Nov 2012 #9

Reminds me of my Sig :) Democracyinkind Nov 2012 #10

re: walmart's pricing leftyohiolib Nov 2012 #12

They are cheaper, though Democracyinkind Nov 2012 #16

Yes. A de facto monopoly always has high prices on some things. cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #17

All of your points are correct in a world that assumes iemitsu Nov 2012 #14

This! Democracyinkind Nov 2012 #15

That is almost opposite to what I said cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #19

Where do you think the laws of the market-place come from if not from mankind? iemitsu Nov 2012 #26

Excellent post laundry_queen Nov 2012 #50

Thank you. It really drives me when iemitsu Nov 2012 #59

Sorry, but you are mistaken about the nature of markets. cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #63

The ones who don't work there Bombtrack Nov 2012 #20

I don't like WALMART underthematrix Nov 2012 #21

The solution is that they need to grow the fuck up, face that they're feeding the predator... ancianita Nov 2012 #22

Amen and hallelujah! I urge all to comparison shop. I say this because I've snappyturtle Nov 2012 #39

Reading "To Serve God and Wal-Mart" right now BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #23

Most people I know can't stand to shop there. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #24

I have only shopped there once in my life, and my friends cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #28

Just about everyone I know shops there. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #33

What would a Wal Mart look like rrneck Nov 2012 #25

If these corporations were making use of overseas labor but still allowing us to maintain brewens Nov 2012 #27

But those low prices and the "lack" of profit thereby caused Lionessa Nov 2012 #29

I agree. But that is because of the system, not because of Walmart. cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #31

George McGovern, ca. 1972, propsoed a Guaranteed Annual Income (aka coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #32

+1 cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #35

Love them or hate them, CheapShotArtist Nov 2012 #34

Cheap prices for shitty products. 99Forever Nov 2012 #36

The same could be said of the entire "corporate culture" market dominance bhikkhu Nov 2012 #37

Local stores don't carry the variety of amazon or other online stores johnd83 Nov 2012 #42

You're Forgetting: Our Economy Stinks in General Iggy Nov 2012 #43

Walmart took off during the best economy since the 1960s. cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #64

Correct, However, New Businesses Survive Due to Specific Iggy Nov 2012 #65

"like"? compared to what? most people earn less than $16/hour, that's why they HiPointDem Nov 2012 #44

I'm wondering PETRUS Nov 2012 #46

I am often dismayed that I cannot convince otherwise SheilaT Nov 2012 #51

I grew up in suburban NY, but in many small towns and rural marybourg Nov 2012 #52

OP is pretty close sigmasix Nov 2012 #53

Some will attack you on grammer nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #54

The heart of the problem lbrtbell Nov 2012 #55

OP nicely states the premise of the South Park episode 0rganism Nov 2012 #56

It's a race to the bottom until we unionize Wal-Mart. nt rDigital Nov 2012 #57

On the other hand, with Amazon AlexSatan Nov 2012 #58

Some items can't be purchased online efficiently and high volume sellers can't handle bluestate10 Nov 2012 #61

I hate Wallyworld too,but I live in a rural area with no choices. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2012 #62