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Old 02-21-2005, 06:26 AM
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"The end of late fees" wasnt false advertising, it was misleading, whihc is what the people in corporate world refer to as "Good Marketting".

Do you really think that if you eat a Snickers you will become President or have a football team named after you? Get over it. They lied. They always lie. That is why they have fine print, that is the truth. usually.

In the end, the consumers have the final say. Wal-Mart and Blockbuster dont kill mom and pop stores, the customers do. If you ;love the little places so much, go there and boycott the big guys, and if you feel like it, encourage others to do the same thing. But dont buy pants at Walmart then bitch that the little trendy place down the street went out of business.

Do their business ethics suck? Yes, they lack it entirely. But does a drug dealer who just makes drugs available bear full responsibility for the number of cracjheads in his neighborhood? Not completely. yes, what he does is shitty and he shouldnt do it, but he wouldnt be there if the man in the street wasnt demanding the product.

For christ sake, this is shit they teach you in economics class, it isnt that hard.
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