Tuesday, September 27, 2011

I wonder how they do it

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A large retailer is reported today to have 'imposed' a 5 % cut on prices paid to suppliers for a 3 month period as an 'investment of mutual benefit to both our organisations'.

This is Orwellian. 

If a consumer walked out of their store with 5% more than they had paid for, presumably they would want it to be called theft rather than a 'mutual investment'.

A farmer in the industrial system has to deal with these people.  Even a farmer outside the industrial system has to deal with the consequences of consumers having access to product derived from exploitative systems.

People in the city should understand the level of abuse and economic distortion that underlies their access to 'cheapness'.  These things don't last forever.
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