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So, Walmart took the largest portion of the paper this week... Is it sad that the opening of the the Supercenter is "big news"?
I've been thinking about that for a few days now...
... and it bugs me.
Why is everyone so excited? We had an old wally-world. Now we've got a new one, that can sell us groceries and change our tires... what exactly is the big deal? Were we really aching for another grocery and lube center?
Sure, we got 180 new jobs...
...but,
...what if what everyone fears but doesn't discuss happens? One of the other groceries closes, a service center, a liquor store, and so on, how many jobs will have been lost because of Walmart?
Sure, I honestly do not buy into the hype of Walmart driving other business out. It's a load of crap to me. The local economy hasn't suffered since the creation of the dozen or so other supercenters within reasonable driving distance. The only thing I've noticed is that the local consumers have gotten more intelligent. They actually shop around now.
Ah, well.
I'm getting tired and can't rant anymore...
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