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Sam Walton worked hard to find discount items made in America to sell in his store, at a time when production was moving to China. He was a patriotic businessman who agreed with the idea that it's good to support your own people.
What cultural event shifted the culture of the job creators from being patriotic like Sam Walton, to being loyal primarily to money, like his descendants?
Sam Walton died and his heirs, under the guidance of financial consultants, got greedy and went for short term profits without any care for their society of country.
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Profit, but also due to it's business objective to provide low cost shopping to those who are not "made of money". Face it, if it's made in America - most of the lower class people can't afford it.
Sam Walton worked hard to find discount items made in America to sell in his store, at a time when production was moving to China. He was a patriotic businessman who agreed with the idea that it's good to support your own people.
What cultural event shifted the culture of the job creators from being patriotic like Sam Walton, to being loyal primarily to money, like his descendants?
Simple. Sam died.
I recall how Wal-Mart used to advertise on the Paul Harvey broadcast, and how Paul would talk of how everything in a Wal-Mart was "Made with Pride in America".
A year or two after Sam Walton died, the ads changed: Paul talked (as he did for years thereafter) of how helpful Wal-Mart 'associates' were to customers.
As to the cultural question: I guess it was opening our trade to China, and China willing to make everything under the Sun cheaper than could be found in America (such as steel: they managed to drive most US steel makers out of business). I guess that the various corporations could not withstand the temptation to buy from China (which became legal). If the trade barriers had fallen earlier, then I guess the culture would have changed earlier.
Profit, but also due to it's business objective to provide low cost shopping to those who are not "made of money". Face it, if it's made in America - most of the lower class people can't afford it.
The lower class could afford it, they just have to have less stuff and not be driven by consumerism.
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The lower class could afford it, they just have to have less stuff and not be driven by consumerism.
Quality>Quantity.
I agree. But how can this be enforced? We could all use less stuff (I'm in the process of downsizing my stuff as well). This idea is also present in nearly every sector of our society. It is sickening.
I agree. But how can this be enforced? We could all use less stuff (I'm in the process of downsizing my stuff as well). This idea is also present in nearly every sector of our society. It is sickening.
Shouldn't be enforced, but rather taught by the parents. It's important to support the local economies.
Being taught by the parents is good, but it's effects won't be felt for at least a generation.
Best time to start is ASAP.
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