[HighlyOpinionated]

Anyone notice that it's not the employees complaining here?

There is a yahoo "The I hate WalMart Fan Club" egroup and it's made up of current and former WalMart employees along with others who don't want to see WalMart screw up our local economy (they bank their profits for 1 night, then transfer them to Bentonville -- that doesn't help the local economy one bit).

And of course, there's more, but one must not stick one's head in the sand, a la ostrich. One must look at the broadest picture. I for one do not trust these Arkansas 'businesses' -- WalMart, Perdue Chicken, Wm J Clinton & Company.

Shop Local, Shop Often.
http://www.walmartwatch.com
http://www.sprawl-busters.com
http://www.hel-mart.com
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/theihatewalmartfanclub/

[narses]

See http://www.walmartfacts.com/impact/Associate_Prior_Employment_Survey.xls

[ridesthemiles]

(they bank their profits for 1 night, then transfer them to Bentonville -- that doesn't help the local economy one bit).""

If you think that doesn't happen with funds from other stores, you are sorely mistaken.
Besides, general checking funds cannot be touched for loans out by the bank, I think. Only the savings and CD accounts can be used for loans out.