I hate Walmart - a little long
07-01-2004, 08:21 AM
#101
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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)
(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)
07-01-2004, 08:21 AM
#102
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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)
(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)
07-01-2004, 02:14 PM
#103
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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)
>"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)
07-01-2004, 02:14 PM
#104
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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)
>"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)
07-01-2004, 02:14 PM
#105
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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)
>"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)
07-01-2004, 02:14 PM
#106
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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)
>"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)
07-01-2004, 03:07 PM
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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)
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)
07-01-2004, 03:07 PM
#108
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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)
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)
07-01-2004, 03:07 PM
#109
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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)
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)
07-01-2004, 03:07 PM
#110
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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)
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)