[Oe List ...] Wal-Mart and the weapons of mass destruction

[George Holcombe]

I suppose we're fortunate in Austin, TX, many of our local chains like  
H.E.B. and Fiesta have better prices on the items that we buy than Wal  
Mart.  I understand that due to a suit that Wall Mart has withdrawn  
its claim to have the lowest prices.  Both H.E.B. and Fiesta have far  
better and fresher produce than Wal Mart.  I wouldn't doubt that  
because of the fuel increases and the far flung shipping  routes that  
Wal Mart uses, the locals, who buy local, may have an advantage in  
their costs and prices for their customers.

George Holcombe
14900 Yellowleaf Tr.
Austin, TX 78728
Home: 512/252-2756
Mobile 512/294-5952
geowanda at earthlink.net


On Apr 7, 2008, at 3:08 PM, jonzondo at juno.com wrote:

> I have not shopped at WalMart in years.  And what I find amazing is  
> the number of "aware" persons in my life who have a bundle of  
> excuses for why they continue to shop at Walmart.  The brainwashing  
> machine surely seems to work sometimes, eh?
>
> My new idea is that for the next person I know who speaks of  
> shopping for something at WalMart, I will offer to pay the  
> difference if they go to another store.  I wonder what will happen  
> with that idea...
>
> In Balance,   Jon
>
>
>
>
> -- "W. J." <synergi at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> But wait! Wal-Mart is just a good target for our outrage, After all,  
> it's the world's most powerful delivery system for exploiting a  
> global market economy which wields the economic weapons of mass  
> destruction.
>
> Ah, yes. The tyranny of the economic process. It's coming back to  
> bite even those of the affluent 15% who believed that the U.S.  
> housing market would never deflate, and bought in at the top of the  
> speculative bubble. (For the story in Wiegel's area, see http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/realestate/keymagazine/406ariz-t.html?ei=5087&em=&en=136025ebaea46e85&ex=1207713600&pagewanted=all)
>
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