Walmart really does damage local economies as well as the national debt. For those of you who do not know, and I see several by posts here, when we speak of a deficet it does not refer to a lump sum that we owe some investment bankers. Especially when talking about our foreign deficet. It isn’t something the government owes to another government or group of governments.

As for Walmart… I agree, it has initiated a few good things, and I will also admit that it isn’t the antichrist in disguise. However, for the damage it does to the economy I can only despise it. If you look at county records you will see that nearly everytime it moves into a new location it causes more loss of employment than it creates jobs. Not only that, but by importing most all of it’s product while exporting nothing it continues a dangerous downward spiral in the national economy. Some rationalize it by saying it’s a changing market and if your business couldn’t stand the competition then it only proves that the competing businesses provide better service/goods at lower prices. That is a fallacy. Three stores in my area just went out due to the economic pressure of Walmart and all three of them offered lower prices and one on one service for equal or better quality product. Walmart simply crushed them with money and glitter. Say what you want, wear all the blinders you want. But when the rug get’s jerked out from under you don’t whine to me. You did it to yourself by refusing to educate yourself to the realities of the world you are creating.