Comments on: Hey Walgreens, stop killing your customers

By: Russ Wellen

Russ Wellen — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:12:15 +0000

suffering from an acute form of irony deficiency. (There’s probably a drug for that somewhere in the back of the store.)

I’ve met many people with irony deficiency. While there may not be a drug in Walgreen’s that can help them, other, less legal drugs might.

By: Smithee, A.

Smithee, A. — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:59:40 +0000

The less you have to do to make money, the more time and energy are left over to complain about divvying it up, I guess. Oh, punchpunch! Clickclick! Buy, sell! One hand pasted against the forehead as the other clicks the mouse. Woe! Slaving over a hot terminal all day just to give it all to those librul welfare queens who don’t know how to ride markets for a living! Those bastards just want something for nothing!

By: knowdoubt

knowdoubt — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:04:38 +0000

Yes it was “nice” in a scary sort of way. I’ll get that address right out to you, it’s the knowdoubt in Cairo, Egypt, if it should get lost in the mail. I think I’ll just pass on the invitation, no offense; and last, but not least, thanks for all the lessons/lectures including the one on civility, it’s been real. That’s the real bummer about blogs, any dumb son-of-a-bitch can voice their opinion no matter what their” line 19″ or “curriculum vitae,” there ought to be a law, the stuff we elites have to put up with…, it’s enough to cause me to literally meltdown right in public.

By: jeff watson

jeff watson — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:22:04 +0000

Wow, You’re even a comedian, besides being scary as hell

I’m the Jeff Watson in New York

However, it was nice chatting with you, but no more threadfucks. If you want to continue this, bring it over to my blog and keep this place civil.

By: knowdoubt

knowdoubt — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:17:30 +0000

BTW, which Jeff Watson would you be? The one in Seattle or somewhere else. If you would be so kind as to post your address so I could send you mine.

By: knowdoubt

knowdoubt — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:07:55 +0000

Very perceptive, Sir, you have nailed me. I have to admit it, I do know fear, some people just scare the shit out of me.

By: jeff watson

jeff watson — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:24:19 +0000

@knowdoubt

Of course nobody cares about charity because that should be government’s job and not personal responsibility. The reason nobody on this forum cares about line 19 is because they probably need to leave it blank.

It’s easy to be an armchair quarterback, and in your case, you’re Joe Montana.
And also, why must you use invective and feel the need to hide behind a pseudonym…that demonstrates to the world that you are a coward.

Jeff

By: knowdoubt

knowdoubt — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:58:08 +0000

Your most high Jeff,
“I’ll lay 100:1 that my Form 1040 Schedule A Line 19 beats any regular contributor to this forum by at least 10 fold, so don’t accuse me of being immoral or unethical or…”

I’ll call you and raise you 200:1 that nobody on this forum gives a shit about your line 19..

By: jeff watson

jeff watson — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:54:03 +0000

Darrell,

After reading finishing Atlas Shrugged, you might want to consider reading Rand’s excellent “The Virtue of Selfishness.” Her definition of selfish isn’t what you’d think.

Rand and Nock have provided a blueprint for my life, so all detractors out there might want to read both of them in order to learn what not to do.

Jeff

By: Darrell

Darrell — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:47:20 +0000

I know it’s 50 years old and the statute of limitations of pop culture has passed, but I’m in the middle of it so don’t spoil it.

By: jeff watson

jeff watson — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:39:24 +0000

You could take a lesson from that book as Hank Rearden and Dagny Taggart are excellent role models.

Jeff

By: Darrell

Darrell — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:29:54 +0000

Maybe he makes Rearden Metal??

By: jeff watson

jeff watson — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:29:42 +0000

Money

By: Dr. Slammy

Dr. Slammy — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:25:25 +0000

Oh, I forgot. Only conservatives pay taxes.

BTW, I was reading your post about us over at your site this morning. Can you tell us a bit more about what it is that you make?

By: jeff watson

jeff watson — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:17:10 +0000

Sam,
I guess that there’s little that can be done for me then. Meanwhile I will continue on doing what I’ve always done. Of course y’all always take the high “Moral” ground while we pay the taxes and keep the wheels running.

Jeff

By: Dr. Slammy

Dr. Slammy — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:54:28 +0000

…there is a moral obligation for a company to maximize profits for shareholders…

The courts have ruled that public companies have an obligation to act in the best interests of their shareholders.

If you have somehow confused this with a moral obligation then there is precious little that can be done for you.

For your sake, I’m hoping that you misspoke yourself there.

As for the courts, well, that’s law. And laws can be changed. Often, laws should be changed…

By: Dr. Denny

Dr. Denny — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:58:35 +0000

I wonder if Walgreens’ management has determined which approach maximizes profit — selling smokes or NOT selling them? Or has it merely assumed seliing smokes is the answer?

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By: jeff watson

jeff watson — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:37:23 +0000

knowdoubt
Let me guess…..you don’t own any stocks, and you don’t care about profit?

What is immoral about selling cigarettes and alcohol, both legal things for adults. Last time I checked, it was legal to sell those items with certain restrictions. Speaking of the insurance companies and big pharma…..obviously you don’t have a clue about how the business world runs. Lets get the pharma out of healthcare and go back to rubbing mud on skin disease and other natural cures. Give me a break. Pharmaceutical companies spend a ton on R&D, take on great risks, then get ripped off by generics and overseas bootleggers. They do have a right to earn a profit, and as much profit as the market will allow. Insurance companies also have a right to earn a profit, and I want the company to earn as big of a profit as it can if I’m a shareholder.

As for “years of education,” my Curriculum Vitae will stand up to anybody’s in this forum. As far as my net profitability and business skills, I’ll lay 5:1 that nobody in this forum even comes close. I’ll lay 100:1 that my Form 1040 Schedule A Line 19 beats any regular contributor to this forum by at least 10 fold, so don’t accuse me of being immoral or unethical or dispassionate towards my fellow man. You can take the high road, as words are cheap, while I pay out the cash to do the good deeds you only talk about.

Anyways, what’s immoral about making as much profit as possible? Profit is the engine that pays for everything.
Here’s a youtube clip that’s entertaining and sums up the way things really are.
Greed is good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQnCFdjLJAM&feature=fvst
However, although this video is Hollywood, and the guy was a crook, he was right on.

Jeff

By: knowdoubt

knowdoubt — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:06:08 +0000

Well, Jeff, That’s about the biggest crock I’ve ever heard, but at the same time a most convincing argument for getting the insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies out of the healthcare “business.” How anybody could create a word salad of fiduciary duty and moral obligation to justify the most immoral and unethical acts is way beyond my understanding, it must take years of “higher education” to learn to do that.