> From: Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > From: "Dave Land" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> On Dec 4, 2005, at 11:16 AM, Gary Nunn wrote: > >> > >> > Driving to work, at 5:00 am that morning was a REAL eye-opener. > >> > I was > >> > astounded at the number of people at the Super Wal-Mart. I made > >> > the > >> > mistake > >> > of stopping there to pick up donuts on the way to work > >> > >> OK, I'm home sick from work today, and in my few minutes of > >> consciousness, I really should be doing something productive, but I > >> have to chime in and say, "Gary, you're *CONTRIBUTING* to the > >> problem > >> just by shopping at Wal-Mart!" > > > >> Wal-Mart is the corporate equivalent of those rude shoppers. It > >> shoves ahead in line, it doesn't care whose toes it steps on to get > >> the best deal, it honks its horn and gives the finger to other > >> businesses, and it treats its employees like crap. > > > > About a quarter of the increase in productivity in the United States > > was > > attributable to Wal-Mart. Productivity gains are independent of the > > pay or > > benefits received by employees, so one cannot argue that's the > > source. > > > > Going to the local Wal-Mart, and going to the local mall, one can > > easily > > see the difference in the average economic status of people who shop > > at > > each place. Since my kids were looking at jobs at the mall, I can > > say that > > the benefits and wages there were not better than Wal Mart. > > > > So, I'm not sure why Wal-Mart is singled out as evil. Is there some > > reason > > that inefficiency is inherently moral? > > > > Wrong question Dan. > Efficiency has nothing to do with peoples dislike of Wal-Mart. > But I think a comparison of Wal-Mart and Microsoft with regard to > their business practices, why people dislike them, and why one and not > the other has spent time in court over business practices would be > edifying. I assume there are more similarities than one might expect > at first glance. Yes. One of those companies is sued an average of 1700+ times a day every day, and one isn't. Ineffiencies *are* the economy. Perfect efficiencies would lead to 0% employment and complete economic collapse. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
