George wrote:

> Thats pretty much what I know too. The old man had a reputation for
> being a hard bargainer but believed that suppliers had to survive too.
> The kids started beating up suppliers which forced them into continual
> cutting mode and then either out of business or off shore.
>
> The unfortunate thing is that the "Walmart method" has become a popular
> idea in business as others felt they needed to loose their morals in
> order to compete with Walmart.

In the old days, Walmart advertisted "Made in the USA", and they had it
written on signs in their stores. Not anymore.

Becca