Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]With very few exceptions, the U.S. didn't have coffee shops serving a world-wide array of coffees until Starbucks. Starbucks is an excellent place to work. All employees get health insurance and profit sharing, and they have a program to aid small coffee growers. The local coffee shops in my neighborhood began in imitation of Starbucks. Starbucks was very much a trend setter, and quality coffee lovers owe them a bit of gratitude. Sam S Matthew Powell wrote: > On Apr 18, 2004, at 11:38 AM, allan yates wrote: > >> Apparently in the minds of these people, financial success = evil. > > > Corporations profiting at the expense of local small businesses, > exploiting their employees and suppliers as far as they can? Evil's a > bit strong, but I'm certainly opposed > > >> The world business haters are at their core socialists, masquerading >> as "compassionate liberals" and "progressives." The success of >> Starbucks proves once again that the free enterprise system works, >> and that America works. > > > It doesn't work for the local coffeeshops who can't compete with the > Starbucks onslaught, does it? > >> It also proves that socialism is a failure for everyone except >> aspiring autocrats who are greedy for power and those who are >> "entitled" to the fruits of everyone else's labor while they do >> nothing of value. > > > Gosh, where were you when I had to go in for advising at university - > I could have saved myself a lot of trouble by just majoring in > autocracy. If only I had known. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >