No shit man, thanks. On 1/19/06, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hitler! Hitler! Nazis!!!! Third Reich!!! Dictator!!! > > I think that should do it. :-) > > - Matt > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adam Haskell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 9:25 AM > Subject: Re: [signs of sanity] MD no longer subsidizing Walmart > > > >I think we are mostly in agreence. However for the free market to work > > people need to be eduicated on how buissiness is conducted, not only that > > but they need to care. I believe this is where the free market CAN fail, > > notice I say can and I will even say does sometimes. However, apathy > > towards how american businesses operate skus the free market in favor of > > companies that are more recluse and less responsible but offer lower price > > points, this is mainly do to greed which is not a bad trait in this case > > just a natural desire to obtain as much as possible for as little as > > possible. A perfect example is Ralphs, yes a division of the company I > > work > > for. For year the union was in a contract and when the contract came up > > they > > finally said it was not fair. For years the union was not happy with the > > compensation, and mostly benifits (sound similar) it was made puiblic a > > few > > times, prior to renegotiations. Like I said though it was public knowledge > > that the contract was "unfair" or thought to be unfair, along with a few > > lawsuits I think. However, due to apathy towards how ralphs opperated > > allowed Ralphs continued to reap benifits for years. Finally when the > > contract had to be renewed the union went on strike forcing people to > > become > > educated to how "crappy" the workers were being treated. All of the sudden > > people stopped shopping at Ralphs, some 5 years later and that division is > > still recovering from that strike, struggling to bring people back to > > thier > > stores. This is a perfect example of how the free market failed in my > > opinion, yes it corrected itself but only after people became educated and > > that education came at the cost of works going without pay for over a > > month > > if I recall. > > > > > > > >
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