tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post7740646478529193378..comments2024-01-23T03:44:40.712-07:00Comments on Eye On Albuquerque: Osuna Purchase: UpdateStealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11731275811633047695noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-71950079721292428362007-04-14T09:04:00.000-06:002007-04-14T09:04:00.000-06:00What do you think? Does America need a Wal-Mart on...What do you think? Does America need a Wal-Mart on every corner? Are you shopping there? Do you really SAVE money? What are the long term consequences?<BR/><BR/>Most Americans create a shopping routine for convenience and price, time is short with our busy lives and being able to pull into a massive parking lot, fighting for parking, dodging pedestrians, shopping carts and oil slicks get to the big box is for some, our anticipated weekend outing.<BR/><BR/>Others see the big box as a threat and recognize all too well, the long term negative consequences to our quality of life and the economics of the community we live in.<BR/><BR/>Businesses continually push for higher market share as they fight to get their piece of the American Pie. The ultimate goal for some companies is to obtain the "whole" pie, thus creating a monopoly raising prices to the consumer, because "they can" due to their ultimate control of the supply chain. The Government usually steps in with control measures to ensure fair business practices and prevent corporations from total domination and price setting. A very good example of this was Ma Bell 30 years ago and more recently, Microsoft.<BR/><BR/>What is going on here? A new Big Box is popping up on every corner is Uncle Sam turning a blind eye? Do they care? Most citizens resist Government intervention, however sometimes it is necessary for the long term success of our economic engine.<BR/><BR/>Let us know what you think!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-23128743480198675792007-04-13T08:48:00.000-06:002007-04-13T08:48:00.000-06:00Another "loaded diaper" here.Another "loaded diaper" here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com