The closed circle of Wal Mart economics

[nadinbrzezinski]

31. But that is a small exception to the rule

and was made possible by the web.

I get it. As a reporter I have a fairly decent video camera (I should put money to the side to get an actual one) in my Nikon 5100...

But in general what we have are forces that point towards greater monopolies and less ability by the consumer to have any real influence, as well as lower force by labor.

All this is starting to change. Wallmart (labor) is but one of many indications that we have more and more labor strife. I have been covering more than just Wallmart strikes and informational pickets. So we are at the beginning of something that will put pressure.

As to peak oil, globalization relies on cheap energy. Once that is gone, put a kibosh on it. It's done. That, and global climate change, will change this in your lifetime, perhaps even in mine, and you have a couple lifetimes to come before you die. (A generation lasts 25 years or so)