[af_vet_rr]

My biggest problem with Walmart is not their market share/power, or them driving out the mom and pop stores (although I wonder if replacing a dozen or so small businesses in an area with one big one is a good idea).

My biggest problem is Walmart pretends to be pro-America, etc., and yet when you look at where most of their products are made, it's pretty clear they have got to be one of China's biggest customers.

I know people have the right to buy cheap goods, but what are they gaining in the long run by saving a quarter on a bag of chips or a couple of dollars on a shirt or whatever?

[presidio9]

I know people have the right to buy cheap goods, but what are they gaining in the long run by saving a quarter on a bag of chips or a couple of dollars on a shirt or whatever?

Apparently you know no families that clip coupons to get by.

[vbmoneyspender]

I know people have the right to buy cheap goods, but what are they gaining in the long run by saving a quarter on a bag of chips or a couple of dollars on a shirt or whatever?

I'll answer that question -- A quarter on the chips and a couple of dollars on the whatever.

[ridesthemiles]

For years Wal-Mart was very pro-USA in their leanings for suppliers. Nafta and all that crap made it impossible for them to continue with stringent purchasing policies.

I had a client 11 years ago that wanted to sell to Wal-Mart and it took lots of paperwork and actual visits by their purchasing dept to make them happy the goods were produced here. Today I am not so sure that still is happening. I no longer live there and had to drop the client.

[johnb838]

Where my family lives there is getting to be nowhere to shop but Wal-mart. They all have the same stuff because Wal-mart usually only has one or two choices for any given item. Now I see Walmart neighborhood grocery/drug stores. I think they might want to back off a bit because the lead dog tends to get shot. Ask IBM about that. Or Microsoft after them. Walmart makes up a double-digit percentage of the trade with China.