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Rip & Read #124 - 2005-06-22 (6.97MB; download) -- Show #124. Listen here: Subscribe here: Here's what I Ripped & Read today: Walmart & Productivity American Library Association and The Patriot Act Turban Durban's Sorry Appearance Anonymous Bloggers WalMart and ProductivityI don't have a WalMart near my house, so I don't regularly shop there. But the pressure WalMart is putting on retailers is felt far from the stores themselves. It exerts downward pressure on prices and upward pressure on retailers to improve store conditions, and I appreciate it. Some don't like the store, such as those in Ohio and especially Cleveland putting pressure on politicians and others to keep them out. As a free market capitalist, I'd like there to be more WalMarts rather than fewer of them. I find the argument that pay and benefits at WalMart are unfairly low to be unconvincing. They pay what they have to to attract good employees. And it's not as if the small retailers they displace had high paying positions. The smaller retailers cannot afford the pay and benefits some feel are required for their so-called "living wage". Besides, why would we want to impose the tax of inefficient retailing on manufacturers and importers? Here's a post from The Right Coast, pointed to by Jonathan Adler at The Corner, that discusses the productivity benefit the U.S. sees from WalMart and similar efficient retailers like Costco and others.How Wal-Mart Saved the US from Japan, Inc.By Mike RappaportWilliam Lewis, the director emeritus of the McKinsey Global Institute and author of The Power of Productivity: Wealth, Poverty and the Threat to Global Stability, explains why productivity grows in some countries but not in others. Once again, the free market is the key. The most interesting part of the interview involves the reasons why the US has a more productive economy than Japan.The paradox was that in the 90s stories on the front pages of the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Economist were all about how the Japanese manufacturing industries through trade were driving US manufacturing industries into the ground and virtually wiping them out. And of course that did happen in consumer electronics -- the US basically got out entirely in the consumer electronics business. And the steel industry and the automobile industry came very close to being bankrupt -- yet the GDP per capita numbers at purchasing power parity exchange rates show that GDP per capita in Japan was roughly 30 percent below the US. So how could this be?What we found is that Japan has a dual economy. Yes, it does have some selected manufacturing industries that have high productivity, yet, the traded part of an economy is always a tiny fraction of the total GDP...In the US, there is much more level and free competition for the leading consumer's demands. So if Wal-Mart moves into an area, it sets up new operations. Because of its higher productivity, it is able to under price these much less productive operations. Whereas in Japan, there all sorts of obstacles.[Wal-Mart has] great difficulty in Japan getting hold of land. The local zoning authorities for a long time just outright banned big box stores, stores of over something like 10,000 square feet. That ban was put in place at the political influence of the small shopkeepers and others. .. I say go buy something at WalMart and embrace the greatest productivity engine on the planet.American Library Association and the Patriot ActSeveral of my podcasts have covered the congressional hearings on the Patriot Act. I'm in favor of some small changes in the act, including the ones to increase the disincentives to its inappropriate application through suppression of incorrectle seized evidence. For example, Orin Kerr has argued for supression here.First, a bit of background. Somewhat remarkably, Internet surveillance law does not include a suppression remedy for violations. The Fourth Amendment is traditionally enforced with a suppression remedy; if the police violate the Fourth Amend Selected by: Harold Gilchrist [ stations ], Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:56:42 UTC
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SDR2005-06-22 Slashdot Review (0.02MB; download) Selected by: Harold Gilchrist [ stations ], Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:52:15 UTC
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MP3: "Lara" (2.63MB; download) -- A Plus Attitude added a new song:
"Lara"
Alternative Rock
02:52
Stream it online, read reviews, and send it to a friend. Selected by: Harold Gilchrist [ stations ], Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:47:26 UTC
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Award: "Brand New Excuse" wins Pop/Rock Track of the Day (4.90MB; download) -- Aaron_Wilkinson's song, "Brand New Excuse" will be featured as GarageBand.com's Pop/Rock Track of the Day on Saturday, the 31st of July, 2004. Selected by: Harold Gilchrist [ stations ], Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:40:33 UTC
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Baseball Musings Radio Show (26.93MB; download) -- If you missed last night's show, you can hear the recorded version here. It's also available on demand at TPSRadio.... Selected by: Harold Gilchrist [ stations ], Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:34:40 UTC
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Hometown Tales Podcast June 22, 2005 (25.72MB; download) -- Sponsored by Haunted New Jersey. This week the crucified nun in Romania, hollerin' festival, State of Jefferson, Bigfoot hunting, walking across America, crop circles in IN, Allah changes a girl into a girl, Juneteenth, government research and much more.
Selected by: Harold Gilchrist [ stations ], Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:29:30 UTC
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The 25th Hour - June 22nd, 2005 - Interviews with Japanese Color Guru Yoshiko Shabata, Canada's Most Wanted Life Coach Annette Dykes, and Business Certified Coach Michael Scadden. (25.21MB; download) -- Life: It's your Choice - Business: What's Killing Your Business - Life: How to Choose Colors Wisely and Become more Successful - Life: Oh Well, Learning how to Handle Mishaps in Life
Selected by: Harold Gilchrist [ stations ], Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:22:48 UTC
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Firehouse Radio - Show #16 - June 13, 2005 (37.86MB; download) -- Show Notes
So you want to be a Millionaire! Firehouse Radio can Help! We have an exclusive Interview with Robin and Chris Sorensen, Founders of the Major Franchise "Firehouse Subs." The Bazillionare Brothers talk about their humble beginnings at the Jacksonville Fire Department and Future Plans for their (Highly Successful) Business. You've got to check out this show!
Total Length: 41 minutes (Download Times Dependant on Modem Speed)
This Week's Show is Sponsored By Firehouse Sub - www.FirehouseSubs.com
Selected by: Harold Gilchrist [ stations ], Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:18:17 UTC
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Starbucks Union (6.83MB; download) -- I interviewed Daniel Gross on 6-24-2004 on the formation and progress of the Starbucks Union. Also comments on Starbucks by host Glenn Lange. Selected by: Harold Gilchrist [ stations ], Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:58:46 UTC
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New evidence that cars, cell phones are a bad combination (1.39MB; download) -- Listen in RealAudio New research from Johns Hopkins University finds that the human brain cannot give full attention to visual and auditory tasks at the same time, suggesting the cell phone conversations negatively affect driving skills. Guest: Steven Yantis, professor... Selected by: Harold Gilchrist [ stations ], Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:54:43 UTC
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