The town I grew up in would have already died if not for WalMart. That is about all there is there now. The population keeps shrinking. But all the people from the surrounding smaller towns come to shop at WalMart. So it keeps the employment, money, payroll, tax base up.
The town I grew up in would have already died if not for WalMart. That is about all there is there now. The population keeps shrinking.
- That is until there aren't enough people in the area to give Wal-mart enough of a profit margin to stay. Then they will leave... like they have elsewhere. As you said they are about all that's left... what happens when they decide to leave? Also, what about all those working poor families at Wal-mart. How much does your county spend in subsidies to them?