That will be awesome. You do that and we’ll eliminate the “Commerce Clause” and close the New York central bank (ending the war machine then should go without saying) and we’ll see how you do.

And Lisa, assuming you’re still alive, this Union shill may not think you’re poor, but he sure thinks you’re stupid, don’t he?

one that i see as a good argument has to with wal mart receiving benifits from local communities by having necessary infrastucture paid for by local goverments as well as other expenses. while i agree that the government (local or national) should not hinder the growth of wal mart, i think it is fair that they should not aid in that growth either.

that being said, (and of course i am not privy to all of the details of what goes on with wal mart and the local and federal governments) from what ive come to understand, wal mart would not be nearly as successfull as it has been without some form of “corporate wellfare” dolled out to them by these governments. this is what bothers me. i would be interested in reading Mr. DiLorenzo discuss that aspect of wal mart. a

Monopoly Lawn Care Services? Where was that Paradise?

And, I’m sure you’d do McGyver proud!~ That Boy Scout training has paid ample dividends, no?

“If neither Wal-Mart nor Microsoft are monopolies, NO other corporation on Earth can possibly be.”

Last I checked, my cable provider, water provider, heat provider, garbage collector, first-class mail deliverers, and electricity provider are all monopolies. OK so not all of them have ‘corp’ or ‘inc’ in their name – but still.

Luckily, I no longer live in a town with a obligatory municipal (read: monopoly) lawn care service.

“The unique abilities of capitalists to sink the future prospects of the U.S is clearly astounding!”

Oh no, capitalists are terrible at sinking the economy themselves – one needs papa government for that kind of assistance.

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I personally do not like to shop at WalMart, I have many better alternatives to choose from in my area.

However, I view WalMart’s 24-hour supercenter as an oasis when driving though unknown territory. Seriously, how many places have all the tools necessary to built a decent and sturdy bong at 4am?

Why don’t you write an article, using a consistent set of economic rules as a guideline, condemning Wal*Mart, or any other entity you desire, by making truthful, testable arguments, for us to criticize?

Or, at least, quit being a jackass.

“Faultolerant,
Thanks. I was just confirming my suspicions that you are, in fact, nothing but a troll. Don’t complain about others “whining” when you do nothing but engage in immature name-calling. I will be ignoring you from now on and strongly urge others to do the same.”

My, my for a PhD candidate you’ve a surprisingly limited ability to do more than whine. Maybe you should take a job at WMT….after all you’re probably marginally qualified for it. Only marginally. Petulant whining child.

Also, I am for Wal-Mart to continue extending its empire into every community. Thanks to its impeccable business practices of maximum profit no matter the consequences, Wal-Mart alone accounts for a third of the U.S. deficit with China, which also holds a pretty good portion of the country’s external debt. The unique abilities of capitalists to sink the future prospects of the U.S is clearly astounding!

Why did Mr. DiLorenzo constantly make the mischaracterization that Mr. Lynn “fails to understand” virtually everything?

This is just the kind of apologist framing that totally distorts what I consider a much more truthful picture, which is that Mr. Lynn INTENTIONALLY mischaracterizes the ideas of others to his advantage. Which, from what I’ve seen from other “intellectuals” is the basis for debate (the battle of psuedo ideas that pretends to mold them into better form).

To state that Mr. Lynn “fails to understand” is to provide him cover while giving his comments more exposure, while ignoring the fact that he has an agenda and is on a mission.

To me this is a dangerous move, and has drawn Mr. DiLorenzo into the same trap as the sheeple who love to point out the “failure of government” to solve their pet problem du jour, while failing to realize themselves that the government works spectacularly well (but only for those who own it).

If your gonna insult Mr. Lynn, you might as well do it in an honest fashion. I doubt that he got where he is by being dumb. He just knows very few people know anything about Adam Smith, and have never heard of The Wealth of Nations.

Non sequitur. Maybe they are poor not because they work at Walmart but because they are incapable of maintaining good finances.

Second, there is a serious misunderstanding of what us libertarians mean when we say that Walmart is good for the poor: we do not mean Walmart gives away buckets of money, but that it provides numerous goods at very accessible prices, many goods being so accessible that people of low income can now shift some of their resources towards other expenditures, instead of applying almost everything to food and clothing.

The primary difference between a Wal-Mart employee who is poor and any other worker that falls into that same distinction is that the Wal-Mart employee almost always has a worse benefits package to go with it.

Your error is in making a value judgement when saying Walmart offers a bad deal – it is a bad deal from YOUR point of view, but such things are entirely subjective, for what it may seem as disdainful to you may seem attractive to others. Nobody places a gun at those workers’ heads compeling them to accept less-than-preferable terms: like all other VOLUNTARY exchanges, they accepted the deal Walmart offers because they found it convenient.

On top of being paid less than others in the retail industry

Which others? Or should we take your word for it?

… they generally have to put up with the worst management in the industry which tends to favor a bullying approach that discourages good employees.

I believe you are making a sweeping generalization.

If you are a good employee at Wal-Mart you can expect to be rewarded with a $0.10 raise after several years of work. This actually happened to my aunt who is a CSM that has served in that position for over 7 years. Wal-Mart even dictates to her when she can take her UNPAID vacation.

Does Walmart dictate the same to all its employees, or just your aunt? What I think is that your aunt is probably just an adequate performer, thus compelling the company not to raise her salary – she being ever more expensive to keep.

In the town I live in, the city is putting in a new intersection and additional road surface to accommodate the new Wal-Mart Supercenter at great expense.

If it were a Tinseltown Multiplex or a Dillard’s, would you feel just as outraged, or it is just because it is Walmart? Your quarrel should be with your local government and not Walmart.

How exactly do you figure Wal-Mart sells only low quality stuff? I mean, I can go and buy Tide Laundry Detergent at Wal-Mart and Charmin Toilet Paper. Is there some luxury laundry detergent I don’t know about? Some cushier toilet paper? As for your “low-quality crap”, I honestly think the quality of their own brands is superior to the national brand much of the time. For instance, the Parent’s Choice diapers leak less and fit better than Huggies or Pampers. Of course, you can buy those at Wal-Mart so they must be cheap crap. I also feel that the Member’s Mark Paper Towels are preferable to Kleenex brand (which is the most expensive brand I’ve seen). How exactly does Wal-Mart sell only cheap crap anyway when they typically sell all of the national brands? Now maybe in clothes and such, they’re lower quality but you’d have a real hard time convincing me in most of the other stuff… Even with clothes though, I’ve bought Dockers and Wranglers there before at half the price they sell for elsewhere. Maybe those brands aren’t “uppity” enough for you, though…

Who pays the mom and pop’s workers section 8 housing?

Who pays the mom and pop’s workers medicaid and health benefits?

Who pays the mom and pop’s workers transportation costs?

Who pays for their families primary day care centers(otherwise known as public schools) ?

Wanna rethink that post, or should I connect the dots for you?

I agree completely. Lets get rid of section 8 housing, medicaid, the highway funding, and the public schools.