Re: Marjorie Taylor Greene "likes" the Mossad-did-it Theory

On Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 11:33:25 AM UTC-6, John Corbett wrote:

> Businesses act in their own self interest, just like everybody else.=20
> That's what makes capitalism work.

Actually, you just described one of the key weaknesses in capitalism - 
everybody acting in their OWN self interest - always thinking about what 
is best for the one and not the whole. The strength in capitalism is 
actually efficiency and quality. When competing with others, unless your 
product/service is provided efficiently and a higher quality than your 
competition, you fail. This is why most communist countries do not produce 
much that is desirable in the world market. There is little incentive.

> Buyers and sellers make voluntary=20
> transactions at a price that is acceptable to both. If it is not=20
> acceptable, the transaction won't be made. Walmart's contributions to BLM=
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> were a public relations ploy. They are betting in the long run it will=20
> benefit their bottom line.=20

I'm sure that's often the case. Yet, I think there are some businesses 
(CEOs) who make decisions on fundamental principles and beliefs. Do you 
think Chick-fil-a could make more money if they were open on Sunday? So, 
why aren't they? Why did Delta Air Lines keep the middle seat open when 
every other airline was cramming their airplanes full even though the 
pandemic had reached a staggering high? Delta could certainly have made 
more money if they filled those seats and there was plenty of evidence to 
indicate that people were willing to sit in those seats.

> I shop an Walmart for one simple reason. They give me my money's worth an=
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> I know they will stand behind their products.=20

I don't know if WalMart really has a reputation of "standing by their 
products" but they certainly have competitive prices.

> For over a century that was=20
> the way Sears operated. They seem to have forgotten that which is why the=
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> company is teetering on insolvency. I think they started to go downhill=
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> when they bumped off Roebuck.

With the proliferation of online buying, there were bound to be mass 
casualties in the brick-and-mortar retail business. Sears is just one 
inevitable example. There are many more. And, of course, there are going 
to be some survivors. WalMart is one of those survivors. Yet, I don't 
think it's because WalMart stands by its products whereas Sears does not. 
WalMart is a convenient and, in many communities, a traditional way to 
shop that has become part of American culture. It also helps that most 
WalMarts sell groceries whereas as Sears did not - so, there's more of a 
reason to go to WalMart.

David Emerling
Memphis, TN