Posted by akhilesh [ 129.244.120.207 ] on August 09, 2006 at 13:31:41:
In Reply to: Re: Wal-Mart Abandons Germany posted by manualblock on August 01, 2006 at 14:13:23:
"Their predatory supply model. Forcing competitors to underbid each other until through monopolistic practice the buyer determines the value; not the manufacturer. If the manufacturer cannot comply with the monopolistic pricing they are effectively driven out of business."
Umm, that would mean that they are monopolists, and they should be charging HIGHER prices than in a free mareket. I haven;t seen anyone accuse them of that. From whatI ahve seen ,they are charging the LOWEST prices. Are you saying you have some inside knowledge that they are only doing this so they can become a monopooly and THEN charge people an arm & a leg? I find that hard to believe that is their strategy.
"They demand tax incentives as a reward for establishing a position in the community; then abandon that structure as it ages and becomes a community liability."
MOST businesses demand tax incentives. Nothing wrong with that. I am assuming community governments CAN say no.
"They drive existing businesses out of the area through monopolistic pricing; then drive wages down and force the existing social structures to provide health care and schooling and sanitation etc; all for nothing since they were already awarded tax relief and as such don't pay."
OK, we have already extablished they are NOT monopolists. Otherwise they;d be charging HIGH prices, not low. AS far as I know, they do not require anyone to join them..people are free to leave them or find other jobs. IF these other jobs are ones in organizations that cannot compete with Walmart, well then maybe these folks need to learn some new skills.
"Thats the big three; they are able to use to destroy competition through laws that are compromised by legislative action favoring large contributors to PACS and because they are central to the Republican push to destroy labor unions and allow illegal labor to undercut wages. "
AS far as I can see ,they are detroying competition by offering the LOWEST proces with the most eff supply chain. I did not know of ANY regulation that favors them OVER their competitors..perhaps you would like ot cite some real legisltation here.
I do know that MAryland passed a law PENALIZING specifically walmart.
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If the legal system was properly enforced regarding labor rules and environmental laws and laws abridging monopolistic practice by our current government they would be forced to compete fairly and as such would have to end their predatory business model."
I don;t think you have stablished at all that their pricing model is predatory, in fact, based on your statements I would recommend you look up these terms in a basic economics text book. I think you are misapplying them here.
-akhilesh
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