Re: OT : Suckers

On Nov 16 2005 12:14 PM, da pickle wrote:

> "Minor Glitch" <a1626@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:9e5s43x9vb.ln2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I have been called liberal (and worse) on these boards and I disagree on
> > both. Both have redeeming qualities and not-so-redeeming qualities.
> >
> > It is the neocons that believe in absolutes.
> >
> > Too boost my liberal creds: Karl Rove should go to prison and that has
> > nothing to do with his role in exposing the identity of a CIA operative or
> > the subsequent cover up.
>
>
> While we are on the boards, what is redeeming about "and worst" and what is
> not-so-redeeming? What do you disagree about on both? A broader exposition
> would be helpful to understanding your point.

It would take a lot more time to give you a full answer:

WalMart (good) - low prices are good for everyone who shops there. Since
many of the shoppers are people that could not afford to buy the same
items at higher prices, it raises the standard of living.

WalMart (good) - convenience - what you want is almost always available
and you can get it at a time that is convenient for you.

WalMart (bad) -- Has caused many small businesses to go out of business.
The closing of small businesses reduces the number of choices we have as
consumers.

Walmart (bad) -- Has not always done right by its employees -- at least in
the eyes of said employees. But this is true of every large organization
that employees thousands (or hundreds of thousands) of employees. Has
this treatment been uniformily bad to the point that it has a societal
effect? I dunno. I haven't seen the movie. ;)

Federal Government -- briefly -- they provide a lot of services to a lot
of people that no one else can or would ever provide. They don't always
do it in an efficient way.


- MG

"Our President's crazy, Did you hear what he said?"
- Talking Heads, "Making Flippy Floppy"

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