That might be a valid comparison if there was some sort of "Kirkland" store that competed directly with walmart. If you want to do that, you're going to have to go costco vs. sam's club. And in case you've never seen one, Sam's is just like costco - gray concrete floors, pallets stacked to the roof, and gigantic sized products.
"Walmart Laws:" Compromise, incrementalism and RKBA
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Manedwolf
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The operative term there is "wealthy corporations in league with the government whose regulations and trade agreements PREVENT fair competition".
That's why libertarians can oppose Wal-Mart, I think.
Companies like that are completely in bed with local and higher-up government, the end result being that an entrepreneur that wishes to compete with them has to fight through a mountain of red tape and regulatory fees that they can't afford, that the "big guy's" legal teams and pet legislators can breeze through in seconds.
It's also the governments favored-nation trade agreements with China that allow for the importation of goods at prices far, far below what any stateside entrepreneur could produce them for in any reality.
So the "giant boot" that's keeping new hardworking entrepreneurs from rising up to challenge Wal-Mart's dominance is worn by giant corporations in league with the government, which is decidely lethal to a true free market.
What we have instead is a government-subsizied race to the third world bottom.
Henry Bowman
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There are no such things as "wealthy corporations." Only profitable corporations owned by wealthy [and middle-class] shareholders.
gunsmith
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wallmart stuff allways falls apart
thats my biggest peeve, and the long lines.
thats my biggest peeve, and the long lines.
El Tejon
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Come on, guys, it's not about Wal-Mart. It's about advancing The Cause, socialism.
Wal-Mart is just a means to an end, increasing the power of government. Their complaints about Wal-mart are always addressed by increasing the scope and power of government via zoning, labor law, mandated health care, inter alia. Wal-Mart is just the "gun mount" for the cannon of socialism to capture more private power (like the cannon chess piece in xiangqi/Chinese Chess).
Wal-Mart is just a means to an end, increasing the power of government. Their complaints about Wal-mart are always addressed by increasing the scope and power of government via zoning, labor law, mandated health care, inter alia. Wal-Mart is just the "gun mount" for the cannon of socialism to capture more private power (like the cannon chess piece in xiangqi/Chinese Chess).
Standing Wolf
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Everybody is supposed to become a government dependent.
If you pass a bunch of tarriffs and make stores buy only American made goods, Wal-Mart would stll be at the top of the heap when it comes to discount stores. their business methods got them there, not their cheap imports.
If you want to bitch about cheap imports, don't complain to Wal-Mart, complain to your local Congressman. That is the guy who might have influence over trade tariffs. Wal-Mart is just taking advantage of the system as created by your government. If other stores are not smart enough to do it, that is their problem.
If you want to bitch about cheap imports, don't complain to Wal-Mart, complain to your local Congressman. That is the guy who might have influence over trade tariffs. Wal-Mart is just taking advantage of the system as created by your government. If other stores are not smart enough to do it, that is their problem.
I would like to see Wal-Mart or another store try something. Pick a set of different goods. Get one version that made in China and one versoin that is made in America. Put the same markup over cost on each price. Clearly label the country of origin on each shelf. See which products are bought by consumers. Are people really willing to pay more for American made products?
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