> That's very hard to do. People see the choice as between driving to the
> non-Wal-Mart or to the Wal-Mart, and choose the latter because they'll
> save 10%. What taxes subsidize Wal-Mart that wouldn't subsidize other
> stores? We'd have roads and traffic cops even if WMT didn't exist.
> Wal-Mart's secret is relentless exploitation at every level of the
> supply chain. How do you make that vivid?
Good point about the taxes.
Capitalism is pretty good at hiding how it works.
The best way to make these hidden operations vivid is to disrupt those operations. One way is through work stoppages, especially in the shipping industry.
Chuck0