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the economy of scale advantage causes walmart to act like a monopoly--particularly in its refusal to even acknowledge the facts about its own labor practices. contrary to the trend amongst tncs toward greater transparency, walmart remains systematic in its resistance. wlamart appears to assume that its size makes it different from other firms. that is thinking like a monopoly. hayek said that monopolies tend to substitute their internal culture, its values and its ways of carving up information, for reality...this because firm's only coherent view of their own performance--price and its history in a context of competition--has been distorted or eliminated. they ACT LIKE a monopoly.
2. when you can "the facts" as they pertain to walmart's--um---particular kind of labor practices, what are you referring to? walmart's webpage? have you done any actual research on this, or are you so sure that you are right that research seems secondary?
if you like, i can post a raft of links to reports concerning walmart's labor practices. i havent time at the moment, or i'd have skipped this step.
in general, tho, i would think this a good time to present data--so if others whose arguments run parallel to mine have a chance, post away....
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