02-03-2009, 06:48 AM
Quote:I don't think KFC.fr is a measure of freedom... Perhaps, it's even the opposite. You know... There was a day when Mom and Pop used to own a dinner, or a drive in, but now it's a strip mall with a Starbucks.
Yes, there used to be a lot more Mom&Pop business in N.America. Are all of them are straight out of Mayberry or Happy Days? Let's not get too much into nostalgia here. Rose coloured rear view mirrors can interfere with our hindsight.
Besides, it could be argued that the Colonel himself started out as a Mom&Pop operation.
http://www.kfc.com/about/secret.asp
The man had an idea, and made that idea real. He came out with a product, and people bought it. He invested in his business, and his business grew. Sounds like a capital idea to me.
And if his business grows because the demand supports it and if his success is based on the merit of his idea\product\service, isn't that what you've always been railing about? By Gads, in the name of 11 herbs and spices, I for one salute this Colonel!