Dumping.

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This was a clear reference to the example I just gave: someone starving to death who needs to work for money. To say that they aren't "forced" to do a really crappy job is ridiculous.

edit: You can say the employer himself isn't forcing the person, but they are forced. This is fact.

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Fine, but your original statement was this-
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Actually the bigger problem with Wal-Mart is that it forces producers to lower prices, but I'm sure you knew that.

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Based on this new post, is it safe to say you no longer support your original statement? And that maybe perhaps *gasp* we can agree on something? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Huh? Wal-Mart has, in this case, actually created conditions which "force" people to sell lower. If not, they go out of business. In order to do that, they end up having to pay less. Wages go down in an area. Prices are low, but nobody actually has the money to spend. The money Wal-Mart makes doesn't "trickle" into the community - all the excess profit generally leaves. THAT is the problem.