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08 Mar 08

37 Ways That Words Can Be Wrong

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27 Jul 06

AlterNet: WorkPlace: The Case for Breaking Up Wal-Mart

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Monopsony arises when a firm captures the ability to dictate price to its suppliers, because the suppliers have no real choice other than to deal with that buyer.
Rather than speed up the random motion and serendipitous collisions that have for so long propelled the American economy, Wal-Mart and other monopsonists are slowly freezing our economy into an ever more rigid crystal that holds each of us ever more tightly in place, and that every day is more liable to collapse from some sudden shock
- So creative destruction itself, crucial to efficient use of every resource, gets imperiled by Wal-Mart's monopsony power. WM becomes invulnerable to everything but the widespread natural disaster de jour or government action.
  
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- he producers that dominated the American economy for most of the 20th century were geared to build more and to introduce new, to protect their capital investments against overly predatory investors, to raise price faster than cost, to show some degree of loyalty to workers and outside suppliers and communities.
  - No nested highlights, apparently--and why can't I tag highlights? - on 2006-07-27
  - Nogistalgia for the twentieth century, so soon? And for the bloodiest era in human history at that... - on 2006-07-27
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- unions once aggregated the interests of workers
  - I stand corrected about my earlier highlighting. Now, if Diigo really had it on the ball, I could link back to the previous highlight from this one. If Diigo REALLY had it on the ball, I could link back to a previous version of that other highlight! - on 2006-07-27
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- Wal-Mart defies America's antitrust tradition
  - I don't mind Wal-Mart bashing so very much. It does surprise me the essay hasn't yet mentioned the monopsony effects of unions on labor markets.
    
    No, now that I think about it, that doesn't surprise me. - on 2006-07-27
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- to slow the introduction of new technologies and techniques
- Although it has become commonplace to trace the phenomenon of "outsourcing" to the emergence of new technologies and changes in the global "marketplace," it is much more accurate to trace it back to the disappearance of antitrust enforcement.
- Personally, I like traditonal town centers with individual shops, always looking for the unique surprise that a family or individual owned store seems to provide. It's an adventure. A find.
- There are many ways to counterbalance the power of Wal-Mart and the other new goliaths.
- to raise price faster than cost