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I would seek out best value. Unless I felt a connection with the community and the local business.
I would enjoy paying more if I felt my money was going to a good cause, uplifting the community or whatever.
But we are pretty far away from that. I have no particular affinity or solidarity with some small businessman. He's just as likely to be a shyster.
Ideally we'd have big stores like Walmart but they would be run by the community not a small group of tyrants:sparesomecutter:
 
Did anything ever actually happen with Mike Piazza and steroids. Like I know why we believe Bonds and Clemens did roids. I know about A-rod. I get the deal with Sosa, McGwire, Palmeiro, Juan Gonzalez, Melky, Braun, Gagne, Manny, many others. They turned up on lists and failed tests and whatnot. Jose Canseco. Frikkin Jason Grimsley.

There was always something.

Was there ever something with Piazza?
 
Boner_18
People are selfish. Obviously people make inefficient decisions all the time. But make it grossly net positive to shop at small businesses and people will shop there. Sorry, it's true.
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I don't really understand how net positive can mean so many things. Or how the weight goes on the retailer rather then the shopper.

Happiness...some are happy to buy tires and baby wipes at the same place. Others are happy to shop at a place that doesn't disrupt our economy at multiple levels.
 
Mudcat
Did anything ever actually happen with Mike Piazza and steroids. Like I know why we believe Bonds and Clemens did roids. I know about A-rod. I get the deal with Sosa, McGwire, Palmeiro, Juan Gonzalez, Melky, Braun, Gagne, Manny, many others. They turned up on lists and failed tests and whatnot. Jose Canseco. Frikkin Jason Grimsley.

There was always something.

Was there ever something with Piazza?
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I count at least 4 players here that have not turned up on a list or failed a test. So depending on what you include in "whatnot" i'd guess they're just as condemned as Piazza. But to answer your question, no nothing except accusations and hearsay happened with Piazza.
 
reno cool
I would seek out best value. Unless I felt a connection with the community and the local business.
I would enjoy paying more if I felt my money was going to a good cause, uplifting the community or whatever.
But we are pretty far away from that. I have no particular affinity or solidarity with some small businessman. He's just as likely to be a shyster.
Ideally we'd have big stores like Walmart but they would be run by the community not a small group of tyrants:sparesomecutter:
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No such luck finding a place that donates a significant portion to a good cause for no reason other then a tax break. What about just not giving your money to a bad cause?
 
housepicks
I don't really understand how net positive can mean so many things. Or how the weight goes on the retailer rather then the shopper.

Happiness...some are happy to buy tires and baby wipes at the same place. Others are happy to shop at a place that doesn't disrupt our economy at multiple levels.
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housepicks
I don't really understand how net positive can mean so many things. Or how the weight goes on the retailer rather then the shopper.

Happiness...some are happy to buy tires and baby wipes at the same place. Others are happy to shop at a place that doesn't disrupt our economy at multiple levels.
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Look up the economic concept of utility. You don't understand why a retailer should be responsible for making the customer as happy as possible? In fact I think that weight should fall entirely on his shoulders.

Also, the view that Wal-Mart messes up the economy is stubborn and antiquated, it likely makes the macro economy more efficient. It may disrupt a local (and less efficient) economy. But, there is nothing beneficial to the economy to buying from a guy who is charging you more just because he's your neighbor. In fact, that's just setting up an artificial economic benefit. Until this person can provide you with some benefit (a product, service or even just a warm feeling - which I believe you feel and weigh more than most) he's just supporting a less efficient artificial system.

Would you claim that buying goods/food directly from the manufacturer/farmer was (I think you're implying negatively) disrupting our economy at multiple levels?
 
Blitty I can not tell you where I fall on everyline of this subject because I am not really sure myself. I can only say that while buying nuts and bolts machined in some Chinese sweatshop by people making 6 dollars an hour may be more efficient then an American manufacturing shop paying a living wage of 15 an hour, its not better for America.
For the most part American manufacturing itself is inefficient, on a global scale. Is it not a necessary part of our economy?
 
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