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enlightenment

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7. 30 years ago I had a cartoon posted above my desk -

Reply to Trajan (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 15, 2013, 08:02 PM

Feb 2013

long before outsourcing, but during the heart of downsizing. It showed a CEO sitting at his desk, with a city skyline visible through the plate glass window behind him. He was writing a memo that read:

To all Employees:
Our downsizing efforts have been so successful that now we are out of business.

Nothing has changed.

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A Scary Reality About Wal-Mart's Customers Might Be Coming To A Head [View all] Sherman A1 Feb 2013 OP

Their customer's money is in the Walmart heir's accounts already Fumesucker Feb 2013 #1

I always thought that at some point right wing upaloopa Feb 2013 #2

Offshore all the jobs and your customers won't have any money. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #3

Such is the fruit of a low wage economy so prized by the RWers Trajan Feb 2013 #4

30 years ago I had a cartoon posted above my desk - enlightenment Feb 2013 #7

I think I remember that cartoon Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #8

I wish I still had it. enlightenment Feb 2013 #11

Well, $15.00 a week can be a huge difference nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #5

Wow your car needs only $30 to fill? dkf Feb 2013 #14

It's a hybrid. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #15

You have a large tank spinbaby Feb 2013 #18

wel Wal mart, you've been fighting so many things that help your customers have money CreekDog Feb 2013 #6

The price of gasoline went up susanr516 Feb 2013 #9

Agreed Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #17

gee, it's like KEYNESIAN or something! Who would have thought??!! HereSince1628 Feb 2013 #10

They decided to use the 3rd world as their business model. Now it's biting them in the ass. Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #12

Part of it is their own doing. They've built too many stores competing with each other OmahaBlueDog Feb 2013 #13

Don't Worry. bvar22 Feb 2013 #16