"John Willis" wrote in message
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Sorry if what I said seemed to imply what you inferred. It was not my
intention. The point being exactly as you made it. The lack of quality
is caused by a short term focus on one portion of the equation, that
being the bottom line at the end of the day, instead of the end of the
decade. It is an unfortunate state of affairs that the "Wal-Mart"
syndrome is everywhere...


Thanks John. You're vocabulary has picked-up where mine has fallen short.
Yes, it is exactly this "Wal-Mart syndrome", which seems to be afflicting
areas ranging from construction to health-insurance, that has got my goat.
Well said.

Ken