My Offical Blogg

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Aww, sorry to hear that Tank. Next time, perhaps lay off the hiking of the pants, ok? That scares some people

I bought some Vigera from Harlan. That is why I couldnt hide the horniess.

[the_idle_threat]

[Satire]

Good grief! I hope the Little Red-Haired Girl won't walk by and see me looking up the National Socialist party on my computer at work! I don't want her to think I'm a Nazi or anything ... I'm a Commie, and that's different!

I just can't wait 'til I'm through another boring data-entry day so I can get home and smoke weed with my roomy Pig Pen. He may be a filthy flower child, but he can roll a fatty like nobody's business! Maybe we'll steal Linus' blanket and roll the mother of them all ...

[/Satire]

[Scott Campbell]

Alright, I'm here.

Where's todays blog entries????

[Fosco33]

I dont work at WalMart but I would never look down on someone who does, cuz at least they are working and trying to provide for themselves.

Madtown packer, do yo understand the phase "getting a taste of your own medicine?" Hey you started it.

I have worked at wal-mart and a burger joint in HS to earn the income for my "addiction," so I know that its work at those places. Who said i look down at people who works at such and such places? In a way, although I disagree with some of their labor practices, I admire wal-mart for helping lower the unemployment rate. I also admire the blue-collar workers who get up to work each day and work diligently for their families.

WalMart is bad for healthcare and leads to increased cost for society. As an extreme liberal - shouldn't you hate WalMart for their sexist practices, non labor union and minimal benefits for FTEs?

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I was kind of thinking the same thing. Yet conservatives hate Walmart since they kill off the small businesses. What it comes down to is there is really nothing good about Wal-Mart for businesses or employees, only consumers.

[the_idle_threat]

I like Wal-Mart.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I was kind of thinking the same thing. Yet conservatives hate Walmart since they kill off the small businesses. What it comes down to is there is really nothing good about Wal-Mart for businesses or employees, only consumers.

I was looking at a breakdown of shoppers by family income. It turns out that the average income of customers at Wal-Mart is dramatically lower than other discount stores, like Target & Shopco. Sorry I can't remember the numbers, but it blew me away.

Wal-mart is a lifeline for poor people. Of course there is a problem with driving-out small businesses. But a Wal-mart boycott is an elitist idea that isn't gonna work.

We need national health insurance, that's the real underlying problem.

[Scott Campbell]

I was kind of thinking the same thing. Yet conservatives hate Walmart since they kill off the small businesses. What it comes down to is there is really nothing good about Wal-Mart for businesses or employees, only consumers.

Wal-Mart delivers value to their customers and their shareholders by driving cost out of the supply chain, driving prices down to end users. So did Amazon. There is nothing inherently wrong there. It represented a paradigm shift for small businesses that were unable to react and compete.

The solution in capatalism is the same as it's always been - evolve or become extinct. And it works the same way in business as it does in nature.

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agreed, I am not one to boycott walmart, I shop there all the time. It's convient and great to have all my goods (especially at school where there aren't many options) in the one place (super-walmart).

It is also significantly cheaper (several dollars for same products) then the local grocery store.

I really wish Wal-Mart would just pay their employees better. Cost Co pays their full-time employees 42,000 a year I read in an article. They did this because it gives them enough to put their kids through school and live a good live. In addition to this, it raised moral and made the workers something like ten times as productive. It was an interesting study. Tomorrow at work i'll see if I can pull it up.

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I was kind of thinking the same thing. Yet conservatives hate Walmart since they kill off the small businesses. What it comes down to is there is really nothing good about Wal-Mart for businesses or employees, only consumers.

Wal-Mart delivers value to their customers and their shareholders by driving cost out of the supply chain, driving prices down to end users. So did Amazon. There is nothing inherently wrong there. It represented a paradigm shift for small businesses that were unable to react and compete.

The solution in capatalism is the same as it's always been - evolve or become extinct. And it works the same way in business as it does in nature.

right, but there are laws and regulations that have been broke in the past by wal-mart in a deliberate attempt to monopolize the small town. For example, Wal-Mart has been taken to court by so many companies for selling products below their cost in order to grab shoppers, and then once they kill off the other business, they hike up their prices again. I'm not a lawyer, so I don't understand the legality of it, but at the very least one has to agree its unethical. Obviously, a company like that can afford to take a hit for an extended period of time until it monopolizes that stuff.

[Scott Campbell]

I was kind of thinking the same thing. Yet conservatives hate Walmart since they kill off the small businesses. What it comes down to is there is really nothing good about Wal-Mart for businesses or employees, only consumers.

Wal-Mart delivers value to their customers and their shareholders by driving cost out of the supply chain, driving prices down to end users. So did Amazon. There is nothing inherently wrong there. It represented a paradigm shift for small businesses that were unable to react and compete.

The solution in capatalism is the same as it's always been - evolve or become extinct. And it works the same way in business as it does in nature.

right, but there are laws and regulations that have been broke in the past by wal-mart in a deliberate attempt to monopolize the small town. For example, Wal-Mart has been taken to court by so many companies for selling products below their cost in order to grab shoppers, and then once they kill off the other business, they hike up their prices again. I'm not a lawyer, so I don't understand the legality of it, but at the very least one has to agree its unethical. Obviously, a company like that can afford to take a hit for an extended period of time until it monopolizes that stuff.

I'm not familiar with the intracacies of monopolistic practices, but I am aware that there are laws against predatory pricing. If Walmart abuses the system, I'm confident they'll get their just due. People are watching them like a hawk now. They get plenty of bad press.

[Scott Campbell]

I really wish Wal-Mart would just pay their employees better. Cost Co pays their full-time employees 42,000 a year I read in an article. They did this because it gives them enough to put their kids through school and live a good live. In addition to this, it raised moral and made the workers something like ten times as productive. It was an interesting study. Tomorrow at work i'll see if I can pull it up.

I'm not sure Costco is being completely altruistic. They're getting value for that $42K, as their employees seem far more capable than those I've seen at Sam's and Walmart.

[Fosco33]

I was kind of thinking the same thing. Yet conservatives hate Walmart since they kill off the small businesses. What it comes down to is there is really nothing good about Wal-Mart for businesses or employees, only consumers.

Wal-Mart delivers value to their customers and their shareholders by driving cost out of the supply chain, driving prices down to end users. So did Amazon. There is nothing inherently wrong there. It represented a paradigm shift for small businesses that were unable to react and compete.

The solution in capatalism is the same as it's always been - evolve or become extinct. And it works the same way in business as it does in nature.

I won't disagree with this statement but there are other underlying reasons why I dislike WalMart (I got into a debate w/ some coworkers a few months ago and ended up reading about 500 pages of pro/cons).

WalMart accounts for a large majority of retail sales for the US. Most of these products are purchased or produced in China resulting in a huge trade deficit. Implicitly, you'd think most of these companies (based in China) are US subsidiaries - but they are not. WalMart imports $20-$30B every year from China.

WalMart works on margins and a few deep discount products to bring in the masses (overall, there prices are lower but not significantly lower - say 2-4 % vs. other retailers). As they pressure the supply chain of US businesses (to evolve or disappear) - these companies are forced to lay off workers, cutting wages/benes or going overseas. True though, this has forced the productivity and innovation of US companies - that is until they get laid off and go work for WalMart (at which time they can't support their family and society has to step in).

I've yet to buy into the fact that with education (which doesn't appear to be improving) the US will be a service economy (focused on tech, engineering and biomed). We still need a positive trade balance with foreign countries and will always have demand for certain industries (agriculture specifically).

What was more intriguing in my research - the savings that customers saved didn't get piped back into other disposable/discretionary expenditures - instead it went right to the Walton family.

Personally, I've never spent a dollar directly at WalMart - I steer clear from them mainly because the customers and employees are disgusting - call me an elitist - I don't care. I'm not into pinching pennies yet.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Alright, I'm here.

Where's todays blog entries????

I am too busy to be writting bloggs during breaks now a day. I am too busy talking to the girl i liked during breaks. I've used the the Nut Roll's so called friend apporch and played it cool with her and so far it has worked. I may be getting into something. Stay turned.

Fosco, good take on walmart. I couldnt have said it any better.

[KYPack]

[quote="Anti-Polar Bear"]

He's not normal - he's got a damned thick skin. I've insulted him in every way imaginable - blatent, subtle, confrontationally, sarcastically. It has had no effect whatsoever.quote]

Campbell and Campbell, what exactly did you do, I know not. Whatever you wrote, I care not. As posters, the worst we can do is play mind games; my words are psychology to you, if you let it be. With the exception of perhaps the Kentucky (hey, he broke his promise of being "radio silence" toward me), I've never singled out any other poster to ridicules or degrade them. Thompson is a public figure and like all public figures, he is prone to ridicules and sarcasms. You can say anything you like about Sherman, and if I don't let it bother me or if I don't read what you writes, it won't bother me. Its all psychology.

Well this Blog is drawing posts, so this bump won't help it one way or the other.

Tank, confirmation that I've psyched you out is like a medal to me.

I've glanced thru your Blog.

Listen to Nutz, his advice is sound.

Seek some professional help. You need it badly.

I didn't promise radio silence, I stated it. I really only violate it when you lie or go into "broken record" mode.