At 04:43 PM 11/16/96 CDT, Paul Holmdahl wrote: >The stupidity of that line of thinking should force all 'free thinking' >beings (or plainly - any being that thinks at all) to boycott Wal-Mart. <<true. but the financial aspects of it all seem to be that Wal-Mart comes <<into a smaller town and pretty much wipes out the local mom-and-pop stores <<that had been there for years ... so much for American Values. I know it isn't Friday, but I couldn't resist Yup, they disguise it under the pretense of market forces, economic development, community building, and making products more affordable. After Wal-Mart puts the mom-and-pop stores out of business they leave many members of the small communities with no other viable employment options, so they're forced to go work at Wal-Mart. Now, here's the really bogus thing - on several occassions, Wal-Mart has gone into communities - set up shop - maintained operations for a year or two - decided it wasn't profitable - and shut up shop, thus, leaving a majority of the population without work and without a location to purchase necessities. So, the people are forced to drive 40 miles to the next Wal-Mart. Crazy There's a guy (somewhere) spearheading a national campaign to stop Wal-Mart's expantion. paul.holmdahl@lawson.com
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