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Dear Editor: In response to the two letters about Wal-Mart, all I
have to say is that these two women are right -- Wal-Mart is cheaper
than most retailers on 90 percent or better of their items. [Letters
posted Dec. 7:
1,
2. More.]
But the point that I wanted to make was this: Yes, Wal-Mart is
cheaper; anyone who imports most of their merchandise is bound to
pay a lot less than right here in America -- that's beside my point.
What happens when a Supercenter comes in is this: Yes, more people
will shop there, causing more revenue due to the fact that it will
be more convenient for the shoppers to buy all their groceries and
everything else at Wal-Mart instead of getting household goods there
and groceries at Kroger or IGA. I don't care what anyone says --
convenience ruins competition. That's my point, and besides the fact
that OUR taxpayer dollars are repaying the world's largest retailer
-- and might I add that Wal-Mart has made at least a billion dollars
off incentives towns like ours give them to come or to expand.
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column in this letter]
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 If I am wrong, I will ask for a front-page column from Jeff
Nelson at The Courier and admit my mistake.
This company is ruthless and could care less about our community.
The mayor's phone is apparently ringing off the hook from
retailers AROUND THE COUNTRY wanting to build, contingent only on
Super Wal-Mart?? I would like to see a list of these companies
because it's a hard pill to swallow.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens. For all you
Wal-Mart die-hards, check out
www.wakeupwalmart.com and read up on the truth.
Josh Bruns
(Posted Dec. 10, 2005)
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