MikeK
Gold Member
You either have missed, or are ignoring, the critical point that no corporation should be allowed to grow as big as WalMart.So, you don't like Wal-Mart because you think Monsanto is killing your bees.
I don't like the power and control that mega corporations have over our government and our lives. Pay attention.
No.
You pay attention.
Regardless of how much the government may help a company, the only ones that keep it afloat are the consumers.
Walmart never would have made it if it werent for the people who preferred cheaper prices over paying normal prices charged by the local merchants.
lol...the mega comapnies give what the consumer wants and yet you villify them....the local merchants dont, and you put them on a pedestal.
You are too angry to debate with.
Im done here.
While you are absolutely right about consumers being directly responsible for WalMart's phenomenal growth the intricacies of our economic system are such that it is necessary for government to exercise controls (regulations) which prevent the growth of such monsters. But corruption has eroded our political system via a progression of de-regulations, beginning with the Savings & Loan scandal enabled by Ronald Reagan -- The Man From General Electric.
Simply stated, the kind of greed which led to the wealth accumulation of the Walton family should not be tolerated. The kind of wealth generated by WalMart and other corporations is hoarded revenue, which imposes a top-heavy burden on the Economy. It should be controlled by some sort of profit-sharing requirement which would enable a more horizontal distribution of the Nation's wealth resources. As it is, ever since the inception of Reagan's "trickle down," supply side scheming the Nation's wealth has increasingly moved vertically, and we are seeing the consequences today.
The best analogy I can think of to illustrate the point I'm making about the need for government control is the example of speed limits and traffic lights. Think of them as regulations, which can be annoying -- especially when we are in a hurry. But imagine what it would be like without them.
PS: Yes. I am a socialist.
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