Comments on Three notes for the critics of the critics of apologists for Wal-Martofficial state media for a secessionist republic of one2024-01-20T23:00:14Zhttps://radgeek.com/gt/2009/04/25/three_notes/feed/WordPressBy: Rad Geek People's Daily 2016-08-29 – Sprawl as Social EngineeringRad Geek People's Daily 2016-08-29 – Sprawl as Social Engineeringhttp://radgeek.com/gt/2016/08/29/sprawl-as-social-engineering/tag:radgeek.com,2009://geekery_today.20090425214312#comment-5155162016-08-30T00:19:33Z2016-08-30T00:19:33Z[…] GT 2009-04-25: Three notes for the critics of the critics of apologists for Wal-Mart […]
]]>By: Review By Nick Ford: Political Authority with a Good Sense of Huemer (Part One of Two) – The Problem Of Political AuthorityReview By Nick Ford: Political Authority with a Good Sense of Huemer (Part One of Two) – The Problem Of Political Authorityhttp://www.theproblemofpoliticalauthority.com/2016/06/review-by-nick-ford-political-authority-with-a-good-sense-of-huemer-part-one-of-two/tag:radgeek.com,2009://geekery_today.20090425214312#comment-5004652016-06-12T21:45:39Z2016-06-12T21:45:39Z[…] rich over the poor. I’m not sure an anarcho-capitalist society would do that but pointing to Walmart as a good example of a “relatively free market” firm doesn’t help Huemer […]
]]>By: Liberating Ourselves vs. Blaming Ourselves: The Failure of Mindfulness - Abolish WorkLiberating Ourselves vs. Blaming Ourselves: The Failure of Mindfulness - Abolish Workhttp://abolishwork.com/2016/04/19/liberating-vs-blaming-failure-mindfulness/tag:radgeek.com,2009://geekery_today.20090425214312#comment-4869912016-04-19T21:27:55Z2016-04-19T21:27:55Z[…] gives a great advantage to some institutions (a favorite example being Wal-Mart but it’s hardly the only one benefiting from corporate welfare) and inherently makes it […]
]]>By: Radical Potential: Our Blatant Opposition to the Status Quo « Attack the SystemRadical Potential: Our Blatant Opposition to the Status Quo « Attack the Systemhttp://attackthesystem.com/2015/03/27/radical-potential-our-blatant-opposition-to-the-status-quo/tag:radgeek.com,2009://geekery_today.20090425214312#comment-3863482015-03-27T11:04:48Z2015-03-27T11:04:48Z[…] for radical change appears to frighten the libertarian mainstream. The notion that firms like Walmart would have to radically change their business models in a free market, or that wealth would be more […]
]]>By: Radical Potential: Our Blatant Opposition to the Status Quo - Freedom's FloodgatesRadical Potential: Our Blatant Opposition to the Status Quo - Freedom's Floodgateshttp://freedomsfloodgates.com/2015/03/26/radical-potential-our-blatant-opposition-to-the-status-quo/tag:radgeek.com,2009://geekery_today.20090425214312#comment-3861882015-03-26T17:58:41Z2015-03-26T17:58:41Z[…] for radical change appears to frighten the libertarian mainstream. The notion that firms like Walmart would have to radically change their business models in a free market, or that wealth would be more […]
]]>By: The 7 Degrees of Crony Capitalism | The Wilson ReportThe 7 Degrees of Crony Capitalism | The Wilson Reporthttp://1wilsonreport.wordpress.com/2015/01/23/the-7-degrees-of-crony-capitalism/tag:radgeek.com,2009://geekery_today.20090425214312#comment-3710202015-01-23T03:34:13Z2015-01-23T03:34:13Z[…] Corporation which has a history of lobbying for the extension of their copy right monopolies, or Walmart’s tendency to pressure local governments into building business parks and overpasses at its behest. In this […]
]]>By: Rad Geek People's Daily 2014-01-28 – Welcome, ReasonersRad Geek People's Daily 2014-01-28 – Welcome, Reasonershttp://radgeek.com/gt/2014/01/28/welcome-reasoners/tag:radgeek.com,2009://geekery_today.20090425214312#comment-1599542014-01-28T17:22:48Z2014-01-28T17:22:48Z[…] Three notes for the critics of the critics of apologists for Wal-Mart (25 April 2009) […]
]]>By: Some Problems with Walmart | The Wilson ReportSome Problems with Walmart | The Wilson Reporthttp://1wilsonreport.wordpress.com/2013/11/20/some-problems-with-walmart/tag:radgeek.com,2009://geekery_today.20090425214312#comment-1351372013-11-20T21:30:53Z2013-11-20T21:30:53Z[…] Essentially the entire big box chain business model is a product of government intervention in the market. But Walmart is a pretty big example. They have used individual subsidies ranging from $1 million to about $12 million, in the form of free or reduced-priced land, job training funds, sales tax rebates, tax credits and infrastructure assistance to go from the a regional store to one of the biggest firms in the economy. Â To quote Charles Johnson: […]
]]>By: Stop celebrating Corporatism: A Response to “How large, profit-hungry corporations helped create the middle class” by Doug Altner | The Wilson ReportStop celebrating Corporatism: A Response to “How large, profit-hungry corporations helped create the middle class” by Doug Altner | The Wilson Reporthttp://1wilsonreport.wordpress.com/2013/10/31/stop-celebrating-corporatism-a-response-to-how-large-profit-hungry-corporations-helped-create-the-middle-class-by-doug-altner/tag:radgeek.com,2009://geekery_today.20090425214312#comment-1308942013-10-31T22:01:17Z2013-10-31T22:01:17Z[…] Indeed examples he uses include General Electric which was a government contractor as well as Ford, GE and Wal-mart, who’s entire business models were made possible by government funded infrastructure, which these companies usually directly lobbied for. What Altner is celebrating here is not a genuine free market but corrupt crony capitalism. In the case of Wal-mart, to quote Charles Johnson: […]
]]>By: Rad Geek People's Daily 2013-08-17 – Pigs as a ParadigmRad Geek People's Daily 2013-08-17 – Pigs as a Paradigmhttp://radgeek.com/gt/2013/08/17/pigs-as-paradigm/tag:radgeek.com,2009://geekery_today.20090425214312#comment-1154412013-08-17T16:06:28Z2013-08-17T16:06:28Z[…] knows no borders. See, for example, Scratching By, Enclosure Comes to Los Angeles, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, etc. etc. […]
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