The Beauty.....

and the corporate world is the Beast. We cleaned him up and we danced beautifully until Nafta and China.

(10-14-2014 11:49 AM)Machiavelli Wrote:  The Beauty.....

and the corporate world is the Beast. We cleaned him up and we danced beautifully until Nafta and China.

No, you got greedy and screwed the pooch, so the pooch left.

(10-14-2014 11:30 AM)Machiavelli Wrote:  I think human nature has proven time and time again that there is no natural curb to excess. The world is never enough. Tell me one time in human history where excess left unchecked has naturally reined itself in? It doesn't and it won't.

It's a tale as old as time.

You call it excess. Some call it greed. I call it never settling. And it has led to every significant development we've encountered as human beings. Excess should never be discouraged.

Was it excess for Isabella to fund Columbus' search for the New World?
Was it excess for Jefferson to direct Louis & Clark to the Pacific?
Was it excess for Moore, Gates and Jobs to create a better computer?

They all could have settled.

(10-14-2014 11:49 AM)Machiavelli Wrote:  The Beauty.....
and the corporate world is the Beast. We cleaned him up and we danced beautifully until Nafta and China.

Okay, I understand how NAFTA and China help keep Walmart's prices low by reducing the costs of goods. But exactly how do they contribute to Walmart's salary structure and benefits package?

(10-14-2014 10:10 AM)Machiavelli Wrote:  If I invest $100,000 and earn $100 while you invest $100 and earn $10, do you really expect me to be ten times as happy with our results? Or would you be happy because you got a 10% return while I was unhappy because my return was only 1%?


What do this have to do with profit margins at 3.58%? or being bigger than their next 5 competitors combined? And their next 5 closest competitors having a lower profit margin? and BEYOND ALL OF THIS........ You must have missed this part.

pay attention... I'll type slowly...........

I understand why Wal Mart acts like they do. It's a Darwinian existence. You don't blame a rattlesnake for being a rattlesnake. I get it. I really do.

Hence and therefore the only answer to it is regulations or unionizations because you can count on Wal Mart to be Wal Mart.

Whose to say what a profit should be....... AMIRITE!

Can we dispense with the shark eats the minnow garbage? We get it, only it useless and non-sensical. You are essentially advocating that these slack jawed, poorly trained, ill-educated pack of kids organize so they can feed off the Walmart carcass. Great. Real smart plan.

Kill the host. Eat the host. then find yourself out of the only job you are (clearly) qualified for and you just put what is often your only source for decent groceries at discounted prices out of business.

you really don't get this stuff, do you? 3.5% is a razors margin for most businesses. It makes it's money on volume sales, that's how they deliver VALUE for their many million loyal customers.

I will say I am quite impressed with your zeal and ability to spend someone else's money. Why don't you go start your own gig at a 3.5% margin and pay your employees 15 bucks an hour+ health insurance? See how that works for you. Bet you don't!