Pz_
join:2001-03-31
Brownsburg, IN
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Re: I am not surprised
said by ncredible:
I thank God for Bush and his common sense.
I'm not a very political person, but I don't think I've ever seen the words bush and common sense in the same sentence. |
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Gilitar
join:2000-11-20
Mobile, AL
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| I voted for Bush, but I don't like the way things are going with big business in this country. If the democrats would learn how to nominate a candidate worth a crap maybe we would have another choice. It's time for the governement to breakup the following: Wal-mart, telcos, and oil companies. Mergers + big business = consumers lose. |
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Zverina
join:2004-07-12
Brooklyn, NY | reply to Pz_
That's because Bush is a village idiot.  |
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N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
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join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs
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·Verizon Online DSL
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Breakup wall-mart? Under who's authority? For what reason? Wall-mart is not the product of any merger.
Wall-mart is simply the result of a savvy business strategy and excellent distribution systems.
As far as breaking up the telcos, the government did that once all ready, with very mixed (to be charitable) results. |
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P Ness
You'Ve Forgotten 9-11 Already
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join:2001-08-29
Mineola, NY
clubs: 
| said by N3OGH  :Breakup wall-mart? Under who's authority? For what reason? Wall-mart is not the product of any merger. Wall-mart is simply the result of a savvy business strategy and excellent distribution systems. As far as breaking up the telcos, the government did that once all ready, with very mixed (to be charitable) results. Walmart was a result of alot of preditory pricing..they would come in undercut cost....or even sell below cost..run everyone out and then raise prices to make a margin that was acceptable...
not exactly the best way to conduct business
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Zverina
join:2004-07-12
Brooklyn, NY | reply to Gilitar
If the democrats would learn how to nominate a candidate worth a crap maybe we would have another choice. we rather have a puppet for the corporate big-wigs as our president. i know, i know, it's all democrats fault. |
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jimbo2150
join:2004-05-10
Youngstown, OH
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I agree with you, they definitely need to increase competition. I don't really know where ncredible got his logic but it definitely was not from any of us.
If you give the telcos what they want, even when they promise faster speeds and lower prices, it will not work as we have already seen. Healthy competition is what drives down prices and increases service. Each company that competes wants to be the best, so services and products get better. In my case, there is SBC and a local cable company that offer broadband, thats it. They are both at a stalemate with speeds/pricing and not competing much at all. Monopolies could care less (case in point, Micro$oft). Now that their browser is finally threadened, they are JUST NOW makeing a new one. I hope Novell makes good with Linux next year and threatens Windows OS as well.
The point is, the FCC's decission is pretty much ensuring doom for any competion, and it will probably be a long time before most of us see any next-gen broadband.
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biochemistry
join:2003-05-09
92361 | reply to N3OGH
Usually I don't comment on spelling, but "wall"-mart? I mean seriously, how many times have you passed by a Wal-Mart in your lifetime that you still think it's "Wall-Mart"? |
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Gilitar
join:2000-11-20
Mobile, AL | reply to Zverina
I'm not saying its the democrats fault. They just need to nominate a more moderate candidate. I for one would probably cross the party lines if they did. |
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SpitefulCrow
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join:2003-06-04
Berkeley, CA | reply to N3OGH
Wal-mart destroys local business and jobs and creates a bunch of underpaid jobs with no benefits or health insurance while at the same time providing horrible service and poor-quality products to the consumer. |
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ropeguru
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join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
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said by Gilitar :If the democrats would learn how to nominate a candidate worth a crap maybe we would have another choice. [sarcasm] You will have the best Democrat to vote for in the next election. Hillary will be running.[/sarcasm]
Why do you think they chose Kerry this time? It was because they new Hillary could not beat Bush, but they still want her up there. So they put up the crappiest possible candidate so that there was no way they could lose with Hillary in the next race.
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FTCXtreme
join:2005-03-14
New Braintree, MA
| Hillary LMAO. John Kerry LMAO. John Edwards, is moderate he actualy knows what america needs. Bush= The biggest idiot but Kerry would suck worse. My only option= Nader 04 LMAO. Im thinking next election wil lbe Bob Doles fake ARM 08. JK. Mccain08!!!  |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | reply to P Ness
and then K Mart ran into the buzzsaw of Walmart:) |
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Kompressor
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join:2002-02-12
Huntington Beach, CA
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said by Pz_ :said by ncredible:
I thank God for Bush and his common sense.
I'm not a very political person, but I don't think I've ever seen the words bush and common sense in the same sentence. When have you seen 'Clinton' and 'common sense' in the same sentence? |
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rich_joy
Premium
join:2004-10-17
Rockford, IL | reply to P Ness
For all of the praise about Wall-Mart's business strategy, it has also been noted that for every job Wall-Mart creates, the community loses 1 1/2 Jobs. The other result is the end of local businesses. |
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Blackened
Your Freedom Fries Are Stale
join:2003-09-29
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said by FTCXtreme :Hillary LMAO. John Kerry LMAO. John Edwards, is moderate he actualy knows what america needs. Bush= The biggest idiot but Kerry would suck worse. My only option= Nader 04 LMAO. Im thinking next election wil lbe Bob Doles fake ARM 08. JK. Mccain08!!! You're actually cheering on politicians who plan on screwing you out of your rights and dollars? People try too hard these days to be posterchilds for the phrase "glutton for punishment". |
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J D McDorce
Premium
join:2001-12-29
Westland, MI
1 edit | reply to Transmaster
Most of K-Mart's original undoing was due to management issues (not dissimilar to Enron or Adelphia) rather than the result of competitive pressure from Walmart. K-Mart II will continue to be profitable as long are there are buyers for the real estate obtained from the Sears acquisition. |
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one_bored_si
join:2003-03-10
Montebello, CA | reply to SpitefulCrow
Welcome to the future of America, and it has already begun.  |
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tbeckner
join:2004-03-20
Bend, OR
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said by Kompressor :said by Pz_ :said by ncredible:
I thank God for Bush and his common sense.
I'm not a very political person, but I don't think I've ever seen the words bush and common sense in the same sentence. When have you seen 'Clinton' and 'common sense' in the same sentence? BUSH is the AntiChrist of Common Sense. |
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valuepac0
join:2001-05-30
Santa Monica, CA
| reply to SpitefulCrow
said by SpitefulCrow :Wal-mart destroys local business and jobs and creates a bunch of underpaid jobs with no benefits or health insurance while at the same time providing horrible service and poor-quality products to the consumer. Im sorry but what jobs is wal-mart distroying? As far as im concern, target, wal-mart, kmart.. All pay just above minimum wage. Same with most department/ mall stores: gap, jcpenny, sears, Barnes and noble, borders, tower music... Same with most food establishments. Mc Donald's, subway, Panera, starbucks,..
Basically all these organization pay less than $10 an hour to the majority of their employees. So stop blaming Wal-mart.. the blame can be spread around to just about any organization operating in a strip-mall
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