David Schober wrote on Wed, 17 November 2004 22:29 |
I can see and am sympathetic to both sides of the issue. But the main reality of business is evolve or die. You can't expect the customer to pay higher prices, have less selection, and get poorer help just because. Walmart didn't just drop out of the sky as a big powerhouse. They grew into what they are by being better than the next guy, one store at a time. They earned their way up....like any other business. |
David Schober wrote on Tue, 23 November 2004 22:38 |
Hello again Brian, you have said in several posts: "Bottom line ... the Capitalist model is flawed, profit and expansion are not infinite" So in your view, what is the solution? What say you? |
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"Sadly, even now we have Americans like you who are curious, yet bring up Marx anytime the economic model is threatened with realistic criticism ..." |
analog Tom wrote on Fri, 26 November 2004 19:26 | ||
This is so true, and also so revealing about the wilful ignorance or intent to mislead of the modern "conservatives". They throw around catch phrases and terms like Marxism, while fleeing at their fastest speed when anyone seeks to contemplate the terms they toss. Cordially, Tom |
David Schober wrote on Sat, 27 November 2004 01:32 |
As for your comments about Marxism and California, I find it amusing that you'd take the position of defending the pre-Schwarznegger status quo, when the state, which I called my home for almost two decades, was awash in massive debt. California has consistently led the country in many areas. From Prop 13, 187, and others, to music and fashion are some of the ways CA has led the nation. Now CA has proved the liberal model of entitlement just doesn't work. You should be thankful that finally someone, while not perfect, (and no governor has ever been) is at least saving your state from certain financial ruin. As for the comment, that conservative, supply-side economics has turned into a type of Marxism....Michael Moore would be proud. It takes some work to be able to spin falsehoods to sound truthful. |
David Schober wrote on Sat, 27 November 2004 01:32 |
I'm afraid Tom, you and Brian took the bait. The Marx comment was well intended and deliberately trap set to see if I'd get a rise out of you. It did. However, if you'd care to read what I said, you'd see your reactions were wrong and misdirected. I didn't call anyone, Brian, or anyone else a Pinko Commie. I was merely pointing out that it was Marx who seemed the most dogmatic about his views on economics. But when a conservative says the name, "Marx" you get a brain freeze, stop hearing what's being said and start spouting liberal talking points. There's nothing pejorative about what I said, "No one has ever claimed any system was perfect, except maybe Marx." |
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"As for the comment, that conservative, supply-side economics has turned into a type of Marxism....Michael Moore would be proud. It takes some work to be able to spin falsehoods to sound truthful." |
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"California has consistently led the country in many areas. From Prop 13, 187, and others, to music and fashion are some of the ways CA has led the nation. Now CA has proved the liberal model of entitlement just doesn't work." |
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"You should be thankful that finally someone, while not perfect, (and no governor has ever been) is at least saving your state from certain financial ruin." |
David Schober wrote on Sat, 27 November 2004 01:32 |
I was merely pointing out that it was Marx who seemed the most dogmatic about his views on economics. |
Tim Halligan wrote on Fri, 03 December 2004 06:10 |
... through the client just how ruthless HN are prepared to be... HN management rang the CEO of this chain and basically said that HN were there to put him out of business. HN use below-cost pricing and other tactics as blunt instruments. The (now former) CEO told me that HN were prepared to trade in the red for 12-24 months, as long as at the end of that time period "HN came away with 100% of the market" (his words quoting HN management). |