<pre><tt>"There are lots of ways to save money other than to shop<br> at a places that offer low prices by <br>exploiting others."--Joe Campbell<br><br>Faulty assumption. Just because a place offers low prices<br>does not mean that they are exploiting others. And just<br>because a place charges 50% more does not mean that that<br>the management is passing the savings on to their employees.<br><br>Wal_mart was offering lower prices then their competitors<br>back in the 1960, 70s, and 80s when all their products were<br>made in the US. They started buying overseas made products<br>because everyone else does and they needed to to remain in business.<br><br>Wal_mart is cheaper then other stores because they have<br>volume purchasing power and have a revolutionized inventory<br>purchasing and distribution.<br><br>Wal_mart is in some ways worse then its competitors, but in<br>other ways, better. But not much different.<br><br>_DJA<br><br><br><br><br></tt></pre>
<br><br><b><i>joekc@adelphia.net</i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">I'm a working father of 1, Tony. I like low prices as much as the next guy but I'd rather find other ways to make ends meet. How many cars do you own? How many TV sets? How many CDs? There are lots of ways to save money other than to shop at a places that offer low prices by exploiting others.<br><br>And this has nothing to do with left vs. right. Free enterprise should never trump human rights. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among thgese are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." I don't see any exceptions here for Chinese laborers, minimum wage cashiers, or union truck drivers. I'm just trying to live in accordance with the relatively conservative ideas of our forefathers (and
foremothers). I'm not a communist. Free enterprise is fine but human rights are the true bottom line.<br><br>Of course, Wal-Mart is not the only guilty party but we have to start somewhere, right?<br><br>Best,<br>Joe Campbell<br><br>Tony wrote:<br><br>As a working father of 3, I find Wal-Mart's prices and selection to be very <br>helpful in making ends meet. I've talked to a number of people who work there <br>and they seem to think it a good place to be... I wonder if the local furor <br>isn't more a sign of the left's distaste for free enterprise in general more <br>than anything Wal-Mart has done.<br><br>_____________________________________________________<br> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br> http://www.fsr.net <br> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ<br></blockquote><br><p>
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