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5 Responses to "Half of NYC Council to Walmart: Stop making “dangerous” charitable contributions"

Tuerqas says:

June 5, 2014 at 10:05 am

In a shocking turn, I actually understand where the mindset of this letter comes from. Walmart will offer 200 jobs, but they will often put more than 200 other jobs of ‘small box’ stores out of business in the same area. While ‘cheap’ is good for the majority of lib voters who are often the receivers of benefits for being ‘poor’ the Walmart model is to import their goods thus taking even more jobs from other Americans who now have one less territory in which to sell their goods. Ironically, it is almost always Republican communities fighting to keep Walmarts out.
I am also a fan of as much diversification of jobs as possible. It really is better for America to pay a bit more to a Mom and Pop store in 80,000 locations than pay less to the same organization in 8,000 locations.
Carlos says:

June 5, 2014 at 12:05 pm

The writers/signers of this letter need to get expert consultation on jobs and the economy.

They should consult with the Seattle city council.

‘Nuf said.
Phineas says:

June 5, 2014 at 1:02 pm

Tuerqas:

In a shocking turn, I actually understand where the mindset of this letter comes from. Walmart will offer 200 jobs, but they will often put more than 200 other jobs of ‘small box’ stores out of business in the same area.

Perhaps, but it also seems they spawn other small-business jobs through a process of “creative destruction.” (PDF) I think this is something that often gets missed in the argument over big-box retailers.
Darleen says:

June 5, 2014 at 10:51 pm

Tuerqas,

You’re free to shop where you want, let other people have the same freedom.

Simple as that.
Carlos says:

June 6, 2014 at 8:04 am

Nothing causes more frustration to a politician than an “enemy” that does good things.

‘Course, these statists are really, really frustrated that all that charity isn’t going to the people via taxes, where somewhere between 60 and 80 percent is siphoned off the top for bureaucratic structure and political paybacks. Check with the “Reverend” Jackson to see how that works.

(“Bureaucratic structure” is a nice way of saying “buying votes from low-info voters who were jobless until the guvmint hired their incompetent, overpayed butts.”)

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