Re: Excellent News - Bush Approval Slumps

ZnU wrote:
> In article <g3j7f.6908$7h7.2827@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> "ed" <news_test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > In news:znu-2A260F.00320325102005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> > ZnU <znu@xxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> > <snip>
> > > I'm always amused that anyone who's ever worked for a large
> > > corporation (or, for that matter, interacted with one in any way) can
> > > possibly hold large corporations up as models of efficiency.
> >
> > take a look at the response some companies (walmart as an example) had to
> > hurricane katrina and then don't be so surprised. hell, look at walmart in
> > general.
>
> You mention WalMart, and a lot of other people probably would as well,
> given this context. I'd argue the reason for that is that WalMart is the
> exception, not the rule. (We won't get into WalMart's various
> inefficiencies, most of which they manage to make others pay for.)

are you going to similarly brush off companies such as dell and home
depot? and while walmar's has some inefficiencies (as i've stated, it
ain't perfect) that it may even make others pay for, but it's also well
konwn for making it's suppliers more efficient as well. from my
experience, the only truly inefficient large corporations are those
that have to deal a lot with the gov't! =D

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