[HereInTheHeartland]

” I met Sam Walton once when he came to my hometown of Bakersfield in the 1980s. He was a patriot thru and thru and if he knew about this mockery, by golly, he'd punch you in the kisser. “

Sam Walton did more to build up the economy of China than did any other person in this nation.

[WVKayaker]

Sam’s dead!

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Buy American campaign gains momentum

Discount Store News, Dec 9, 1985

BENTONVILLE, Ark.—Wal-Mart’s buy American campaign appears to be gaining momentum.

This year, the program masterminded by chairman Sam Walton has already recouped $208 million worth of merchandise from overseas vendors to domestic ones. The company anticipates that even more merchandise will be transferred to domestic resources next year.

For much of this year, the Buy America program was a major store theme. Red, white and blue streamers rose from promotional tables to the ceiling, and a huge American Flag was suspended over the center aisle. Overhead signs along the aisles carried such slogans as “All American Savings” and “Wal-Mart: Keeping America Working and Strong.”

In response, many U.S. manufacturers jumped on the bandwagon.... http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_v24/ai_4055903/