----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Land" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <brin-l@mccmedia.com> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 6:35 PM Subject: Re: My annual Xmas tirade... Was RE: An armed society ...
> 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? Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
