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Originally Posted by host
Do you understand, ace.....IMO, you write like someone who doesn't have even a clue.....
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By definition I don't have a clue because I don't get your point. I don't understand your disagreement with the points I have made. Also, I am the first to admit my writing is not sophisticated, if I were any good, I would be making money doing it - I am a capitalist to the core, so was Sam Walmart.
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Do you really think anything has changed since Smedley Butler's long military career?
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Fundemental truths don't change. People do what they consider to be in their best interest when they hve time and a reasonable opportunity to consider the alternatives. Gen. butler's views on war are generally correct in my opinion. I can not think of any war that did not have some form of economic issue associated with it or a nation/leader having a military and simply using it. However, I think people understaand and know why they fight and do it for their own reasons - these reasons often differ from the reasons given by "leaders". For example - during the Civil War in theis country, most people fought for reasons other than the slavery question or to "save the Union".
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Do you really think that Wal-Mart provides "low prices" by means of an independent, private, neutral, capitalistic business model?
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Yes, for the most part. The retail market is regulated by governement, this regulation restricts competition. The restriction of competition has allowed Wal-Mart to make excessive profits over the years as compared to what would have happened in a more competetive market. I don't blame Wal-Mart for that, I blame excessive government regulation.