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10/19/2006 10:14:53 AM

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"Once Wal-Mart has screwed all the local guys, they will jack the prices like you wouldn't beleive. So, I think Wal-Mart will garner the good PR, then quietly raise the prices."

What percentage of drugs are sold in locally-owned pharmacies? This isn't a corporation screwing over small town pharmacies. They're competing against CVS, Eckerd and Walgreens which are hardly small businesses.

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"Gas stations used to do it all the time. The feds actually busted up the Esso corporation because they would move into a town, and drop the prices because they had huge buying power and could stand the loss in few towns. Once all the locals went out of business, Esso would raise prices and rip off the community. So, there's an example. Enjoy."

You may as well have used railroad anti-trust legislation as an example. I'd like to see an example of a retail giant doing this within the last 20 or so years. If you can find a blatant example of this happening I'd like to hear it, but I'm willing to bet you can't.

10/19/2006 10:22:15 AM

From ambrosia's post:

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"Wal-Mart said starting Thursday, prescriptions for 143 generic drugs for up to 30 days will be available for $4 in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas and Vermont."

[Edited on October 20, 2006 at 7:59 AM. Reason : .]

10/20/2006 7:58:39 AM