[Vision2020] Of Local Interest

[Pat Kraut]

So, we are no longer the 'land of opportunity'? If you get an idea, go to
work to developed it and make lots of jobs and money that isn't a good
thing? Low-income people have choices to do better just because this is the
'land of opportunity' and the proof is in how many people are working so
hard to get here. And there are far more success stories at Wal-Mart than
failures and some research on the part of the press would show that. But, it
doesn't make as good a story as the failures so we have to go to Wal-mart to
see them. Biased reporting on both sides and the truth is somewhere in the
middle.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
To: "Moscow Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 4:50 PM
Subject: [Vision2020] Of Local Interest


Greetings Visionaires -

In Dale "Doug's Boy" (DB) Courtney's Brainless Log (BLog) he states:

"Check out the mind set of our local socialists and statists.

They want to define big-box stores to exclude big businesses already here;
but to include big businesses that they don't like from coming here.

Big Box we like:
Tri-State
Moscow Building Supply

Big Box we don't like:
Lowe's
Wal-Mart
Costco
Sam's Club"

Note to Doug's Boy - Tri-State and Moscow Building Supply are LOCALLY-OWNED.
I find it always preferable, provided the option exists, to support
locally-owned and operated businesses.  But then, perhaps I am more
community conscious than . . .

DB goes on to mumble:

"Do they really think that a profit-making business like Wal-Mart is going
to leave an empty building (read: unprofitable building) sitting empty for a
long time?"

Profitable for whom, DB?  Employment-wise Wal-Mart is nothing more than
another no-career, minimum-wage sump hole.  I suppose according to you that
by offering cheap products at a cheap price to families that count nickels
and dimes each month reflects true economic compassion.  It doesn't, DB.  It
is simply another manner in which to prevent low-income families an
opportunity at the "American Dream".

Take care, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"If you are interested in keeping working conditions poor and inhuman in
China, Honduras, Mexico, and Bangladesh, you should buy as many American
products as possible.  If foreigners do not get our money, they cannot
improve working conditions for the poor in those countries."

- Donovan J. Arnold (November 22, 2005)


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