[Vision2020] Most Americans Love Wal-Mart-69%

[Mark Solomon]

For a different perspective on the issue, I recommend the following 
article from the July 2006 Harper's Magazine: Breaking the Chain: The 
antitrust case against Wal-Mart by Barry C. Lynn. (Sorry, not 
available online.)

Mark

At 11:52 AM -0700 6/30/06, rvrcowboy wrote:
>Donovan,
>
>I sincerely hope I don't sound too much like a liberal here but I 
>also have problems with Wal Mart.  Unlike many, here in the forum, I 
>bear no particular hate for the company but I do question many of 
>their business policies. 
>
>I recognize the value of having a large company in the area that 
>will hire many people who would otherwise most likely not be able to 
>get a job.  (Please don't construe that to mean I think all Wal Mart 
>employees are incapable of working elsewhere.)  Wal Mart provides 
>quality products at a good price and that is hard to argue with. 
>
>I have problems with all large corporations, with their national, 
>and international, buying power coming into an area and unfairly 
>competing with local businesses who have sacrificed much to build up 
>their community.  This is probably irrational of me since it is the 
>way of the global economy and will likely be the only way business 
>can compete in the future, as big corporations swallow up more and 
>more locals and become more involved in the niche businesses that 
>locals have turned too.  It is difficult for me to understand why so 
>many clamor for U. N. control of the world, which will surely lead 
>to an absolute global economy, but protest businesses like Wal Mart. 
>Just doesn't make sense to me.
>
>Wal Mart, and other big corporations, force taxpayers to subsidise 
>their employees through medical insurance, since they do not provide 
>adequate coverage for their employees and do not pay enough to allow 
>them to acquire their own.  At the end of every business day, these 
>corporations deposit huge sums of money, extracted from the local 
>economy, into accounts with headquarters overseas, or far from the 
>area, draining money from the local economy that may be better used 
>to promote business locally. 
>
>There are other reasons why I like/dislike companies like Wal Mart 
>but I am sure they have all been covered here in this forum before, 
>by others who have given much more thought to it than I.  I shop at 
>Wal Mart, even though I have my reservations about it.  Guess that 
>makes me a hypocrite but I suppose most of those who rail on against 
>them also shop there from time to time.
>
>It is a tough question and I would probably not protest against Wal 
>Mart in my area but still have to admit I have respect for those who 
>do.  In the end, I believe it is a loosing battle since the global 
>economy is rapidly consuming the retail business from any local 
>control. 
>
>Take care..
>
>Dick S
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>Donovan Arnold
>To: <mailto:vision2020 at moscow.com>vision2020 at moscow.com
>Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 8:28 AM
>Subject: [Vision2020] Most Americans Love Wal-Mart-69%
>
>Taken from Dale Courtney's Blog: The Right Mind
>
><http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/June%20Dailies/walmart.htm>http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/June%20Dailies/walmart.htm
>
>Here is a fact for naysayers of Wal-Mart to chew on; "Lower and 
>middle income Americans are more likely to have a favorable opinion 
>of Walmart than upper income Americans."
>
>Best,
>
>_DJA
>
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