There are certain things officers aren't shielded from. An example is a 401k program, an individual at the corporation is liable if that money isn't contributed like the company said it was. Unfortunately that doesn't stop them from pushing a plan that's all company stock, then bankrupting the company. Though if that happens through fraud the individuals can be sued, witness the individuals from Enron etc.

Do you need to run the TV 24/7?

Well, duh. Final days of Rome over here!

No I get that part. The original poster claimed that Whole Foods was more expensive because you "get what you pay for" and "our stupid government" is the reason Whole Foods is so expensive. My followup said that Whole Foods margins are much higher than the rest of the sector. You took exception to that as the explanation for the higher prices.

Meanwhile, I can go to Trader Joe's and get Organic bananas for $.29 each. I can get quality 96/4 hamburger for $3.99 a pound, no hormones etc. Those products are twice that at Whole Foods, and that's just off the top of my head. There are a lot of good non-HCFS etc choices just at Trader Joe's for a whole lot less than the equivalents at Whole Foods, and that has zero to do with the governments shitty agriculture subsidy policies (hello Texas Lettuce Association! and your federal money etc etc etc etc), which should all be banished to the depths of hell, but no one seems to like a free market, because they think hey look health care is a free market and look how bad that sucks even though it's nothing like a free market.

Do I get extra points for bringing in all this extra crap?

My point was... what does this have to do with "our stupid government."

Also the Trader Joes down the street form me has great meat at reasonable prices. It also took over the old Whole Foods when they moved into the giant space they're in now next to the Target and Best Buy. Millburn/Union NJ.

Whole Foods margins are on the high end of the Retail (Grocery) sector. Their EPS growth is currently higher than any other supermarket style grocery store within that sector. I'm not sure if you need a login for this:

https://www.etrade.wallst.com/v1/tradingideas/screener/stock_screener_results.asp?sortBy=IBES.EPSGrowthCFY&sortOrder=D

There's more to it than "our stupid government."

Sugar is both subsidized, AND there is a tariff on imports. In fact, apparently the sugar industry here in the US is so powerful, CAFTA contains a single exclusion, and that is for a tariff on imported sugar. Or so I hear.

I know I'll get modded down for this, but... organic ketchup tastes like _ass_.

How's your crazy corn subsidy + sugar tariff working out, America?

You started out saying that France runs TV 24/7. Then you explained that it was too expensive for France to produce TV to fill all of that time, and that they "need" to fill their screen with cheaper things.

Then you say that the cheaper things are American TV shows promoting American way of life, and so I guess that's what French TV is purchasing to run on their channels 24/7.

But then, oops, you summarize by saying YES, the US is "pushing" our culture onto France. How the fuck do you figure?