Meh. People will just spin it as a Hobbesean tragedy. "People are too stupid to know what's hurting them and will always continue to shop at bad places" is what they'll all say.
But really I'm torn on standing behind Wal-Mart. The level of eminent domain thieving and government lobbying they use is ridiculous. But I guess it's the same with all big box retailers. I know one Lowe's wanted to set up in my town, but they wouldn't subsidize it, so the neighboring town subsidized it. Now my town's pissed because it can't capture any tax revenue from it. Not that that's a bad thing, but government handouts determined the placement of the store, not market demand.
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Meh. People will just spin it as a Hobbesean tragedy. "People are too stupid to know what's hurting them and will always continue to shop at bad places" is what they'll all say.
But really I'm torn on standing behind Wal-Mart. The level of eminent domain thieving and government lobbying they use is ridiculous. But I guess it's the same with all big box retailers. I know one Lowe's wanted to set up in my town, but they wouldn't subsidize it, so the neighboring town subsidized it. Now my town's pissed because it can't capture any tax revenue from it. Not that that's a bad thing, but government handouts determined the placement of the store, not market demand.
I don't defend Walmart itself...I just defend their business practices that are defensible, just like I would any other business.