I wish Wal-Mart would really fire back! They should be out there doing some real PR about how great their business is! I heard a trucker once on Rush sometime back talk about how, as he drove all over America, he had seen how Wal-Mart had destroyed small towns!! He said he only shopped there when he needed to. I am sorry, but this is just plain moronic!! This man was a trucker!! As he is driving through small town America,, did he ever notice any broken down train stations sitting on dead tracks??? Did he ever have any guilt driving his truck, knowing that the trucking industry helped to destroy the train industry??? What is Wal-Mart doing that any other business has ever done?? Is not K-Mart doing the same thing??? Staples?? Lowes? Home Depot??? Have not grocery stores replaced general stores??? Do people really think about the things they say???? I am tired of hearing about poor mom and pop stores and their losses,, or the loss of downtowns! I realize this may not be popular or sound cruel,, but,, who did the “mom and pop” stores put out of business?? Did they not replace traveling salesmen??? Or the catologue business?? Should we not mourn their loss?? What are the “mom and pop” stores demanding??? Are they not demanding I spend more money on my hammers, sneakers and laundry detergent so that I support them and their family??!! What about my family?? How far do we go with this line of thinking???
Words well said...