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Jazz - All I did was respond to 2 posts Dan made, concerning my posts - that's all - I'm not looking for flame wars, but when you say something I consider out of line, I'm gonna respond. And I ignored the previous post he made in another section; did not think it was worthy of a response.

Don't know why this guy thinks he can bust my balls, but pick someone else. And candidly, neither his posts or my response was that bad.

And my response was in direct reponse to his post; read his again, and tell me who might be out of line.

Brothers--I was not being critical of anything said by anybody in this Thread--it's just we can all see possible personal vitriol being injected--soon. So going forward...a suggestion, that's all.

Should We Admire Wal-Mart? Some say it's evil. Others insist it's a model of all that's right with America. Who are we to believe?

(FORTUNE Magazine) – There is an evil company in Arkansas, some say. It's a discount store--a very, very big discount store--and it will do just about anything to get bigger. You've seen the headlines. Illegal immigrants mopping its floors. Workers locked inside overnight. A big gender discrimination suit. Wages low enough to make other companies' workers go on strike. And we know what it does to weaker suppliers and competitors. Crushing the dream of the independent proprietor--an ideal as American as Thomas Jefferson--it is the enemy of all that's good and right in our nation.

There is another big discount store in Arkansas, yet this one couldn't be more different from the first. Founded by a folksy entrepreneur whose notions of thrift, industry, and the square deal were pure Ben Franklin, this company is not a tyrant but a servant. Passing along the gains of its brilliant distribution system to consumers, its farsighted managers have done nothing less than democratize the American dream. Its low prices are spurring productivity and helping win the fight against inflation. It is America's most admired company.

Weirdest part is, both these companies are named Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/ ... /index.htm

Are you overpaid or underpaid that is a good question. Are you productive to the point you are an asset to the company. Being a small businessman that is easy to answer.,but working for a large corporation it is not as easy. Accounting and common sense seems to evade big corporations. 120k and benefits may be too much or too little do not know your job or what it entails. In small business the economy dictates, flexibility and diversity. Yes I have made as little as 120k in a year an less. That is what is so good about small business, it is what you make it.

Funny how some people say others are making gross over generalizations, then they proceed to do the same thing. Cracks me up every time Even when I do it.

mh

Comment about sittin on their ass and making money is one problem with our country. Government employees do it, Corporate America does it . The Government giveaway programs encourage people to sit on their asses. 80% percent pay cut is nothing if you do not have a paying job. I am nobody's fool. I am fully aware how the system works. Bailout's for insolvent companies is bullshit. Let them fail, lets see how stockholders react to that. I do invest in property and have been very successful. At least I control my destiny, not some corporate CEO that is looking out for himself only.

Everyone complains about Walmart but everyone likes a bargain, I went and bought some cheap China-made crap last night.

Brothers--I was not being critical of anything said by anybody in this Thread--it's just we can all see possible personal vitriol being injected--soon. So going forward...a suggestion, that's all.

Yeah and as usual, you miss the point. by a country mile.

mh

Yeah and as usual, you miss the point. by a country mile.

Yeah, a cab driver gives great advice about economics. I got a tip for you, look for change between the seat cushions.