[Vision2020] water sale bill

[Chasuk]

I live very near Safeway.  However, it generally fails me as a grocery
store, as it is too expensive for my income level.  So I travel the
extra distance to the much-less-expensive WinCo.

I would prefer to buy books locally -- and sometimes I do -- but I
usually buy from Amazon.  Why?  Convenience and affordability.

I love motion pictures.  They are one of the few treats I allow
myself.  But do I attend Moscow cinemas?  Of course not.  All Moscow
cinemas suck compared to the Village in Pullman.

Assuming that this mega-mall opens, I will likely shop there, as will
the majority of the citizens of Moscow, as they presently shop at
Wal-Mart, even if they are among the naysayers.

If this mega-mall opens, most of its employees will be from Moscow.  I
count that as a cash-injection for my community (although arguably
offset by the loss of tax revenue).  The water will come from our
shared aquifer.  I count that as a loss if we do nothing but bitch and
sulk, but as a gain if we shut up and sell them the water.

The first question is, why is the Palouse Empire Mall so pathetic?

Any "real" mall has a food court, which our pathetic mall lacks.  Even
the CUB at WSU has a passable food court.  Please don't mention the
Sodexo abomination in the UI Commons.

Any "real" mall has a cineplex, which our pathetic mall lacks.

At least Eastside Marketplace is honest enough not to include the word
"mall" in its name.

The second, and last, question is, since the combined populations of
Moscow and Pullman don't seem adequate to support the Palouse Empire
Mall or Eastside Marketplace, why should this mega-mall succeed?