Capitalism can not eradicate poverty
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You're right. My statement
"I disagree. There are downsides for consumers as well. For example, if a store whose inventory overlaps that of WalMart goes out of business because of the competition, its customers lose both the availability of items they can get at WalMart and items they cannot get at WalMart.
Of course, this is true of all businesses and simply part of the market, but to deny it happens is a sign of willful blindness."
Is the kind of firebrand revolutionary crazy talk that gets folk killed. Or at least threatened by a mod.
Awwww. . . Walter! A greenie? Really?
Do you really need this explained? OK.
I disagreed with petros's comment that WalMart always benefits consumers, and gave a generic example of how a WalMart coming to town can reduce consumer choice. This was against a backdrop of previous moderate statements about the effects of WalMart on communities. Petros came back with some crap about padlocks, as if that's somehow relevant. So I heaped a little well-earned scorn on him.
I'm sorry. Did I trigger you? Hurt your feelings? Traumatize you? Will you need counselling, or will a hug do it?
(That was sarcastical.)
Do you really need this explained? OK.
I disagreed with petros's comment that WalMart always benefits consumers, and gave a generic example of how a WalMart coming to town can reduce consumer choice. This was against a backdrop of previous moderate statements about the effects of WalMart on communities. Petros came back with some crap about padlocks, as if that's somehow relevant. So I heaped a little well-earned scorn on him.
I'm sorry. Did I trigger you? Hurt your feelings? Traumatize you? Will you need counselling, or will a hug do it?
(That was sarcastical.)
Walmart doesn't kill mom and pop, consumers do. How many years do consumers need to be gouged before Walmart frees them from mom and pops monopoly?
Maybe all those Lenten sacrifices gave Walter a new on-line soul? One never knows when religion will kick in.
That doesn't change who they are now, does it?
No it's Walmart. Small businesses aren't able to afford to compete with their prices, and Walmart's consumers are predominantly poorer people who have little choice.
Big deal. If Walmart can save an entire small city from decades of mom and pop gouging the entire city now has extra jingle in their pockets to spend at venues and shops Walmart doesn't compete against.
Little benefit to consumers (some money saving) doesn't come close to offsetting all of Walmart's negatives.
Mom and pop also no longer have to stock and carry the costs of low volume sale items. They can diversify their inventory.
Like what?
Like what?
wow, really? that's a long list.
it'll be easier just to post the wiki page of criticisms, it could take hrs to list them all.
it'll be easier just to post the wiki page of criticisms, it could take hrs to list them all.
