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To: Mike Bates
"Opening a Wal-Mart means jobs and plenty of them."

No, Mr. Bates, that is a near-sighted view of the issue.

Wal-Mart is in the vortex between the living standard of the U.S. and the living standards of the countries where Wal-Mart's goods are produced.

Any reputable History of Economics will show that a situation like that will elevate the living standard of the producer and lower the living standard of the consumer.

103 posted on 03/31/2004 7:05:02 AM PST by nightdriver
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To: nightdriver
Any reputable History of Economics will show that a situation like that will elevate the living standard of the producer and lower the living standard of the consumer.

How does leaving consumers with more money to spend (because they've saved by paying lower prices) lower their standard of living? Thanks.

112 posted on 03/31/2004 9:21:56 AM PST by Mike Bates (Artist Formerly Known as mikeb704.)
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