The War Against Wal-Mart Is Silly

Planners may rail against Wal-Mart, but residents vote with their cash.

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April 15, 2004, 7:00 AM PDT

"The latest front in the Wal-Mart Wars was in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood. Activists screamed about a Wal-Mart proposal to build one of its superstores on 60 barren acres. Replacing barren acres with almost anything short of smut shops or crack houses would seem to be a good thing by definition, but not by the twisted logic that obtains when Wal-Mart is involved... If Wal-Mart seems unstoppable, there is one force that will be its undoing, and it's not angry protests."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

FULL STORY: The silly war against Wal-Mart

Thursday, April 8, 2004 in Town Hall

Community / Economic Development United States

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