[Dean's World] Kevin D.: Inquiring Minds...

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Posted by Kevin D.:
Inquiring Minds...
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1202757690.shtml


   Question:

   Is it fair for a business to block a competitor from even setting up
   shop in such a proximity as to force them to compete?

   Where my mother-in-law lives thereâs a WalMart. Theyâve (WalMart) been
   trying to stop the city from allowing a Meijer to be built near them
   as Meijer would be the strongest competitor to them in the area
   (pretty much the only competitor).

   Is this ethical behavior in a free market? If so, why? If not, why
   not? Please donât let the fact that WalMart is part of the equation
   color your judgment. Either what theyâve tried to do is ethical for
   all or it is ethical for none.