Wal-Mart Derangement Syndrome


	Wal-Mart Derangement Syndrome

ColoradoRight

1-16-2008 12:22 PM

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wal-mart, retail sales, sales, prices, government, disdain, hate, target, home depot, bed bath & beyond

ColoradoRight says:

Being hated by the wealthy and powerful is perhaps the high cost of serving those with low incomes, and Wal-Mart will no doubt continue to encounter resistance from those who don't need its services for some time to come.

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1-16-2008 9:13 PM

merrie

I've never shopped at Wal-mart. It certainly employs quite
a bit of low or medium income people. The free market system is a ladder, so Wal-mart is an asset for working Americans.

1-16-2008 10:13 PM

Antara

I admit it- I love WaL Mart, hahaha

We don;t have one here in Ireland, but I always check it out when I am in the States.

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