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Re: Lest ye get too complacent

Might not have happened had they been in charge. ;)

                                                                           
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Isn't it Wal-Mart that sent truckloads of ice to Katrina and FEMA
refused the shipment, and re-routed the ice to cold storage in Maine,
all at Government cost-plus pricing?

ChadB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I look for them to step in during another huge disaster like Katrina and
> fill a supply chain need that the government can't handle (that's already
> been proven).  They'll probably perform very well and end up becoming a
> homeland security dept.  But that's just paranoia talking... ;)
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> They are an iSeries shop, aren't they?
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> Wal-Mart has a goal of becoming 25% of the USA GDP.  They currently are
> a bit over 1%.   Their plans include Insurance and Real Estate.
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>>Well...the masses are asses...so no, most people don't realize that Mall
>>Wart is the third largest importer of Chinese goods. And most people
>>don't care about predatory marketing practices...after all, Microsoft
>>didn't get huge because people enjoy getting the BSOD.
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>>>Subject: Re: Lest ye get too complacent
>>>From: rob@xxxxxxxxx
>>>Date: Tue, December 20, 2005 11:24 am
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>>>And why should we hold businesses to ethical standards that we ourselves
>>>won't adhere to?  You think the average consumer doesn't know that a
bulk
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>>>of the stuff at Wal Mart comes from China or somewhere?
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>>>Rob Berendt
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>>>I agree with that.  And I think it also applies to consumers shopping at
>>>Wal-Mart.  Most people will purchase a product at the lowest price.  And
>>>apparently 75% of the people think that is at Wal-Mart.  That does not
>>>mean they endorse outsourcing or other unethical business practices.
>>>
>>>Mike
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>>>>dont blame the individuals, they will take whatever job is offered to
>>>
>>>them.
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>>>>If someone offered any of us a job working abroad for much better money
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>>>and
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>>>>much better conditions for our families, how likely is it that we going
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>>>to
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>>>>turn it down?
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>>>>Blame the companies looking to turn a fast buck by throwing loyalty out
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>>>the
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>>>>window and dumping their existing workers and chucking them on the
scrap
>>>>heap
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>>>>cheers
>>>>Colin.W
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