Chicago Mayor Now Pleading With Walmart And Other Companies Not To Leave The City

Gateway Pundit ^ | 06/09/2020 | By Mike LaChance

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After the recent riots which saw multiple large stores looted, some retailers are having second thoughts about remaining in certain cities.

In Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been talking to these retailers and asking them not to leave the city.

Not only do these companies make it possible for residents to get the things they need, they pay tons of taxes which the city relies on.

WBBM News reports:

TRENDING: Chicago Mayor Now Pleading With Walmart And Other Companies Not To Leave The City

Mayor Lightfoot Pleads With Walmart, Other Retailers To Not Abandon Chicago

Mayor Lightfoot said she’s hopeful major retailers will reopen the Chicago stores that were looted or otherwise damaged during protests surrounding George Floyd’s killing by police in Minnesota. But, she’s unsure of one of the biggest.

Mayor Lightfoot said she was on a conference call with Walmart and other major retailers that had stores looted or heavily damaged during the unrest in Chicago. She said she pleaded with them to not abandon Chicago.

“I think in the case of Walmart, what they were focused on was assessing the damage. They are doing an effort to donate fresh produce, to the extent of what’s left so it doesn’t perish, and other perishables, and they are taking their time, as I would expect.”

Who can blame these companies if they leave the cities?

The same thing is happening in Minneapolis:

A manufacturing company that has been in Minneapolis since 1987 has decided to leave the city.

The company’s owner said he can’t trust public officials who allowed his plant to burn during the recent riots: “They don’t care about my business.” https://t.co/rMcZgudJCb

— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) June 8, 2020

Dear Minneapolis, once you drive the business (and their tax revenue) and the job (and their tax revenue) out of your city, do you expect me to pay your bills?

Guess again https://t.co/NJPukyL0kT

— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) June 8, 2020

The cities hit by riots will be damaged by it for a long time.

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Cross posted from American Lookout.

[PGalt]

Shakedown money for the fascist ghoul-looker. DEEM them ESSENTIAL. FORCE them to STAY, LIGHTBRAINS.

[TnTnTn]

If I were a large big box store corporation why would I want to rebuild????cmon man....no police or city government protection??? These people are seriously insane....

[RooRoobird20]

HAHAHAHAH, Mayor of Mogadishu!!!!

Any large business (or small) that was destroyed should get the h*ll out of Chicago, Minneapolis, Detroit, NYC, Seattle, LA, St Louis, DC-—all of the disgusting violent war zones which have been run exclusively by RATS for the last 50 plus years.

[VanDeKoik]

Did it try kneeling?

[Newtoidaho]

American cities are shitholes,time to abandon them to the savages and build 200 ft electrified fences around them.

[M1903A1]

You are correct. One of the south side aldermen fought like hell to get a dispensation from City Hall for one in his ward.

[Bonemaker]

Suckers shopping in Chicago pay 10.25% sales tax....3 way tie for highest in the country. Oh, and if you are buying a firearm in Cook County (like at that stupid Cabelas:in Hoffman Estates) throw in an extra $25 on top of that. If you buy ammunition, you’ll kick in a tax of $0.05 per round for centerfire and and $0.01 per round for rimfire ammo.

[griswold3]

Same old story, same old song and dance.
When will they ever learn?

[PGR88]

Its so hard to match ideological fantasy and political narratives with reality

[Truthoverpower]

Isn’t it amazing to watch these videos that the looters?

Think about it these kids and yes their kids are all streaming into whatever store and then frantically go around and just grab anything

what the hell is the point in that?

OK let’s say that you’re a thug in the hood and you break into a footlocker OK you’re getting close right? But now you’re in a hurry and you’re just grabbing shoeboxes well what kind of shoes are they? What color?
This whole thing is so funny and pointless

[Vigilanteman]

Ratios will vary depending on location, but the general rule is that losses from burned out real estate will only be 20-25% as losses from looted and destroyed inventory + work in process, in the case of a manufacturing plant.

There are precious few owners with pockets that deep. And fewer still with insurance policies which cover everything.

[Singermom]

Just restock for the next wave of looters. Once a week should be fine.

[Vaduz]

Chicago Mayor Now Pleading With Walmart And Other Companies we want more free Christmas shopping.

[Free in Texas]

Chicago abandoned the businesses long ago.

[Bayan]

Let them starve. They brought it on themselves.

[ronnie raygun]

F them, but they wont

[gathersnomoss]

The picture... What the ef is that?

[gathersnomoss]

GFYLF.

[gathersnomoss]

Oh man....

[stremba]

Gee rioting in the streets, city may defund police force. Retailers realize that means even more looting and destruction. I really can’t understand why these retailers would want to leave such a wonderful area! /s