In microeconomics, supply and demand is an economic model of price determination in a market. It concludes that in a competitive market, the unit price for a particular good will vary until it settles at a point where the quantity demanded by consumers (at current price) will equal the quantity supplied by producers (at current price), resulting in an economic equilibrium for price and quantity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_and_demand
If you notice the reference to the theory of “supply & demand” refers to GOODS..
This statement was posted on another Pharmacist Blog www.jimplagakis.com
Kroger just sent an email out asking for info on the professional organizations or activism each pharmacist is involved in. Fishy.
Is Kroger DISCOURAGING membership or holding a office in a professional organizations… are they discouraging talking/writing legislators about pharmacy issues or any issue for that matter that they believe could interfere with their business, profits and of course stock prices ?
It would seem that Pharmacists are now part of the “goods” in the economic theory of SUPPLY & DEMAND..
Are we moving toward “company towns” http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/boyd.company.town
First it was CVS offering “discounts” on the company’s health insurance if employees give up all their personal health information to the company..
Are we moving toward a point when employees will be “pay” with “store credits” ? Entities – like Kroger – work on a gross profit in the upper teens… so paying employees with store credits.. would give the company a discount on wages equal to their gross profit per-cent…
Are we – are have we already – crossed a line where corporations believe that they have the right to meddle in our private life and our personal activities ?
Filed under: General Problems
Sounds a little like the coal mines, Steve! Sixteen tons and owing one’s soul to the company store!