Today I want to talk about a bi-partisan – but heavily skewed to the Republicans – problem in America. Those who monitor rather than read me will be pleased in that I’ll actually say a few critical things about some Democrats. They deserve it and their fear of those who accept right wing mythology has everything to do with it.
Tag Archives: Walmart
Think True Cost
The pandemic has been a disruptive event in many ways. One of them is that it changed the way we shop; although in this case I thing it mainly accelerated the velocity of a change that has been taking place for some time. I’d like to briefly explore the cost of that today.
Somewhat, well more than somewhat, of necessity we changed the way we shop starting about last March. We ordered much more online and for home delivery. Today I want to concentrate on the retailing aspect of that however it also changed restaurants greatly. (Perhaps another article for another day.)
Dog Days Clearance
During a normal summer August is the Dog Days of a long baseball season. This weekend we are approaching the halfway point of an abbreviated regular season. (Thanks to you and your willful ignorance President Trump.) As happens every few days, I have a bunch of tidbits pilling up in my “notes”. Today I’ll try to briefly cover some of them. Let’s explore. Continue reading Dog Days Clearance
A Little Overstatement Yields A Lot Of Malarkey
The word coming out of Washington is that the arithmetically challenged Paul Ryan is actually working on a budget with the Trump administration. The Trump administration is not only a fact free zone, it now considers alternate facts legitimate. This is a dangerous combination! Let’s explore. Continue reading A Little Overstatement Yields A Lot Of Malarkey
Rated R – Walmart
Just over a year ago I started the Rated R section. Yes, there was something racy about the choice of words that was intended to grab attention. There was also careful thought that went into that decision. I could have just called for flat out boycotts but I realized that they are not always practical. I do not want progressives to cut off their nose to spite their face. I also knew the day would come when I inevitably would put Wal Mart on the Rated R list, and today is that day. Continue reading Rated R – Walmart