Black Campbell
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Think I have to back 'guest' on that one.
Yet another reason to hate Wal-Mart
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Elfman said:
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Anonymous said:
I'm going by the textbook deffinition as found on refdesk.com:
By that deffinition, what Wal-Mart does in many of these neighborhoods is pay way substandard wages, cause many of the smaller shops to fold so that when thier employees need something, chances are the Wal-Mart they work at is the closest place to get it.
Many working at Wal-Marts are also on some level of welfair or other government assisted living programs because they live below the poverty level.
That rings similar to a feudal class practically, while not literally boud to the soil & subject to the will of their employer. The big difference is that the U.S. people as a whole wind up helping support these people because of the practice that Wal-Mart has.
I do understand where you are coming from. I, as a westerner do not know the full implications of what it would have mean to be a serf. I also never pretended to know what nazism was in a physical, realistic sense but rather more in the textbook abstract.
I was using that textbook deffinition of a serf in my analogy. Now if you have personally lived through, or had family members who were serfs and feel insulted by my use of the word, I am sorry. But I do feel I used it correctly in my analogy to compare what Wal-Mart does today with what lords did of old.
I'll stay off my high horse this time. If you want to reply to this post, please do. I always want to hear what others have to say. I may not agree with you but I still believe evryone has a right to be heard. I will probably not respond to it, not out of rudeness, but more to avoid this turning into a flame war with pseudo political undertones. That always tends to ruin everyone's day.
Humbly yours,
Patrick Greenlaw,
aka- Slingbld~
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Anonymous
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Bound to the soil and subject to the will of his lord...
Um...bunk. I'm with Black Campbell on this one: There is always an alternative to Wal-Mart. As someone who nearly went to work at Wal-Mart coming out of business school, there's a lot to like and a lot to hate about Wal-Mart.
Substandard wages: Wal-Mart, while you may not like the pay you get (people always want more), still pays higher than minimum wage. In the US, you cannot remain on welfare if you work above a certain number of hours. If they're on welfare, they aren't working full-time. As for the number of jobs lost, mom & pop places don't hire -- speaking not as an aggregate -- as many people as Wal-Mart. that's a net benefit. M&P places don't pay as well. And they rarely provide health care.
Unfair competition: there's always a market for smaller chains and stores. If you get better service or prices at a smaller store, or you disapprove of Wal-Mart because of their success, or just think buying from a trendy store is 'cooler', there will always be a market for those places.
Like others that have posted, I don't buy my RPGs from Wal-Mart, I prefer Amazon and USA Comics online. I don't shop at Wal-Mart because I find it crowded and impersonal; it seems fine for plenty of people. By providing low-cost, decent-quality products, they provide more bang for the buck -- and for depresed areas that a plus. That said, there's always an alternative, if you want it, to Wal-Mart.
Lastly, if Wal-Mart is so god-awful for the community, if they are unpleasant, or prove to be a bane to the local economy, someone will come along and knock them down by offering better or faster service, or better prices. That's capitalism...surpirsingly, it works.
Um...bunk. I'm with Black Campbell on this one: There is always an alternative to Wal-Mart. As someone who nearly went to work at Wal-Mart coming out of business school, there's a lot to like and a lot to hate about Wal-Mart.
Substandard wages: Wal-Mart, while you may not like the pay you get (people always want more), still pays higher than minimum wage. In the US, you cannot remain on welfare if you work above a certain number of hours. If they're on welfare, they aren't working full-time. As for the number of jobs lost, mom & pop places don't hire -- speaking not as an aggregate -- as many people as Wal-Mart. that's a net benefit. M&P places don't pay as well. And they rarely provide health care.
Unfair competition: there's always a market for smaller chains and stores. If you get better service or prices at a smaller store, or you disapprove of Wal-Mart because of their success, or just think buying from a trendy store is 'cooler', there will always be a market for those places.
Like others that have posted, I don't buy my RPGs from Wal-Mart, I prefer Amazon and USA Comics online. I don't shop at Wal-Mart because I find it crowded and impersonal; it seems fine for plenty of people. By providing low-cost, decent-quality products, they provide more bang for the buck -- and for depresed areas that a plus. That said, there's always an alternative, if you want it, to Wal-Mart.
Lastly, if Wal-Mart is so god-awful for the community, if they are unpleasant, or prove to be a bane to the local economy, someone will come along and knock them down by offering better or faster service, or better prices. That's capitalism...surpirsingly, it works.
