Re: I hate Walmart - a little long
"Walmart drives local businesses out by undercutting their prices
(partly by having the cheapest labor costs around, by using non-union, low-cost labor)." Wow, a liberal finally admits that UNIONS drive up costs and are bad... THANKS! Wblane wrote: > Reminds me of something I read about the "Walmartization of America". Walmart > drives local businesses out by undercutting their prices (partly by having the > cheapest labor costs around, by using non-union, low-cost labor). > This eliminates jobs. The thing is, everyone goes there for the cheapest > prices. > Boycotting Walmart definitely makes sense to me. > > >>It's "eminent domain" and, one, it always makes sense not to do >>business with thieves and fences-which is what WalMart then amounts >>to- and two, going elsewhere isn't that much more expensive. I decided >>that Walmart was going on my list of shunned vendors when I realized >>that the difference between WM and the rest of the world was roughly >>four percent. We decided to buy our groceries from union supermarkets >>and clothes from clothes stores, and I figure it costs us an extra >>$400 a year or so. I figure that other considerations aside I save >>$400 in time alone because the lines are a lot shorter, since everyone >>else is at WalMart. >> >>I'm funny. We have aircooled Volkswagens in the family and one of the >>secrets to keeping them going is using the correct oil-an ashless >>dispersant oil formulated for air-cooled engines. We use Chevron AD >>aircraft oil (Aeroshell is tough on seals,something that took me a lot >>of case-splitting to figure out)and getting it from chain auto joints >>is out of the question. There is one mom and pop auto store left in >>town, and I buy all our motor oil from him despite the fact he can't >>buy "regular oil" as cheap as WalMart retails it for. >> >>In the long run, we'd all be ahead to think that way. WalMart isn't >>going away, but whether everyone else does is up to us. >> > > > -Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email) |
Re: I hate Walmart - a little long
"Walmart drives local businesses out by undercutting their prices
(partly by having the cheapest labor costs around, by using non-union, low-cost labor)." Wow, a liberal finally admits that UNIONS drive up costs and are bad... THANKS! Wblane wrote: > Reminds me of something I read about the "Walmartization of America". Walmart > drives local businesses out by undercutting their prices (partly by having the > cheapest labor costs around, by using non-union, low-cost labor). > This eliminates jobs. The thing is, everyone goes there for the cheapest > prices. > Boycotting Walmart definitely makes sense to me. > > >>It's "eminent domain" and, one, it always makes sense not to do >>business with thieves and fences-which is what WalMart then amounts >>to- and two, going elsewhere isn't that much more expensive. I decided >>that Walmart was going on my list of shunned vendors when I realized >>that the difference between WM and the rest of the world was roughly >>four percent. We decided to buy our groceries from union supermarkets >>and clothes from clothes stores, and I figure it costs us an extra >>$400 a year or so. I figure that other considerations aside I save >>$400 in time alone because the lines are a lot shorter, since everyone >>else is at WalMart. >> >>I'm funny. We have aircooled Volkswagens in the family and one of the >>secrets to keeping them going is using the correct oil-an ashless >>dispersant oil formulated for air-cooled engines. We use Chevron AD >>aircraft oil (Aeroshell is tough on seals,something that took me a lot >>of case-splitting to figure out)and getting it from chain auto joints >>is out of the question. There is one mom and pop auto store left in >>town, and I buy all our motor oil from him despite the fact he can't >>buy "regular oil" as cheap as WalMart retails it for. >> >>In the long run, we'd all be ahead to think that way. WalMart isn't >>going away, but whether everyone else does is up to us. >> > > > -Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email) |
Re: I hate Walmart - a little long
What a putz.
>"Walmart drives local businesses out by undercutting their prices >(partly by having the cheapest labor costs around, by using non-union, >low-cost labor)." >Wow, a liberal finally admits that UNIONS drive up costs and are bad... >THANKS! -Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email) |
Re: I hate Walmart - a little long
What a putz.
>"Walmart drives local businesses out by undercutting their prices >(partly by having the cheapest labor costs around, by using non-union, >low-cost labor)." >Wow, a liberal finally admits that UNIONS drive up costs and are bad... >THANKS! -Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email) |
Re: I hate Walmart - a little long
What a putz.
>"Walmart drives local businesses out by undercutting their prices >(partly by having the cheapest labor costs around, by using non-union, >low-cost labor)." >Wow, a liberal finally admits that UNIONS drive up costs and are bad... >THANKS! -Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email) |
Re: I hate Walmart - a little long
What a putz.
>"Walmart drives local businesses out by undercutting their prices >(partly by having the cheapest labor costs around, by using non-union, >low-cost labor)." >Wow, a liberal finally admits that UNIONS drive up costs and are bad... >THANKS! -Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email) |
Re: I hate Walmart - a little long
truth hurts?
Wblane wrote: > What a putz. > > >>"Walmart drives local businesses out by undercutting their prices >>(partly by having the cheapest labor costs around, by using non-union, >>low-cost labor)." >>Wow, a liberal finally admits that UNIONS drive up costs and are bad... >>THANKS! > > > > -Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email) |
Re: I hate Walmart - a little long
truth hurts?
Wblane wrote: > What a putz. > > >>"Walmart drives local businesses out by undercutting their prices >>(partly by having the cheapest labor costs around, by using non-union, >>low-cost labor)." >>Wow, a liberal finally admits that UNIONS drive up costs and are bad... >>THANKS! > > > > -Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email) |
Re: I hate Walmart - a little long
truth hurts?
Wblane wrote: > What a putz. > > >>"Walmart drives local businesses out by undercutting their prices >>(partly by having the cheapest labor costs around, by using non-union, >>low-cost labor)." >>Wow, a liberal finally admits that UNIONS drive up costs and are bad... >>THANKS! > > > > -Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email) |
Re: I hate Walmart - a little long
truth hurts?
Wblane wrote: > What a putz. > > >>"Walmart drives local businesses out by undercutting their prices >>(partly by having the cheapest labor costs around, by using non-union, >>low-cost labor)." >>Wow, a liberal finally admits that UNIONS drive up costs and are bad... >>THANKS! > > > > -Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email) |
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