What is it with this insane hatred of Wal-Mart? San Diego is the latest city going off the deep end:
Supporters of the ban argued that Wal-Mart puts smaller competitors out of business, pays workers poorly, and contributes to traffic congestion and pollution. Opponents said the mega-retailer provides jobs and low prices and that a ban would limit consumer choice.
Never mind the message the city council members are sending to Wal-Mart. They are also telling residents where they may or may not shop.
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The residents are free to voice their opinion by voting out the city council members.
Democracy in action - ain't it grand?
Wal-Mart has not helped itself by making a few memorably stupid claims, like the flaccid assertion that they are raising the American standard of living by selling cheaper goods from China.
I don't need to explain what's wrong with that thimking, do I?
Greater dependancy on FOREIGN goods...Sounds about right to me.
Then again, after meandering through both Wal-Marts in Portland AND at Southtown Center, I like the Portland store better...
Not that I'm a frequent shopper at either location (I'm not), but although the Southtown store IS nice...and new, I was just not "bowled over" by the impression I was "led" to believe.
Maybe it's just because the Portlads store has more people who directly reflect the "Heartland" of America there?
I can't really say, but Wal-Mart is only the "messenger" in this case...what we need to focus on is the "message".
((And it was Plato who stated that DEMOCRACY is but ONE step ABOVE anarchy...grand indeed))
;)
B.G.