Why stores shouldn't be built in the city (suburban, Walmart, park)
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Addressing a small, anti-Wal-Mart rally at City Hall on Monday, Speaks said young people would get criminal records when they couldn't resist the temptation to steal.
So, even assuming that every last person in the city is a thief, wouldn't they just head to suburban stores and steal there? Or perhaps we can just build a wall around the city, and airlift supplies in once a month?
Another strange quote was from a woman living in a NYC housing project. The city wanted to replace some green space and parking with another building that was going to be subsidized housing for the elderly and the residents didn't like the change. One of the residents protesting said, "Old people shouldn't live here; it's not safe". But at least she wasn't completely serious.
Addressing a small, anti-Wal-Mart rally at City Hall on Monday, Speaks said young people would get criminal records when they couldn't resist the temptation to steal.
Some poeple will do anything to get rid of Wal Mart. Say what you will, they have low prices, including on groceries. WM has a pretty good anti-theft program; I wouldn't worry about it too much!
They are gung-ho here for our promised center-city Wal Mart. City Council approved the plan unanimously. I have mixed feelings about it. It's in sort of an underserved neighborhood. But then again, there are a lot of people here who schlep out to the suburbs for Wal Mart so I guess the city figures at least it will be getting some of that money back.
Wal Mart is here to stay. They don't get much of my money because I absolutely hate to be in one, such an unpleasant store. I expect that nothing will take down Wal Mart in the next 100 years.
You could have said the same thing about General Motors not so long ago. I predict another decade before Wal-Mart comes to the federal government for a bailout.
Just read Walmart is about to announce new stores in NYC, Philly, and Chicago and in the cores
Are they planning to build massive parking lots to accompany them? I would have to imagine that they'll be in more remote locations, or they'll have to change their floor plans.
They are gung-ho here for our promised center-city Wal Mart. City Council approved the plan unanimously. I have mixed feelings about it. It's in sort of an underserved neighborhood. But then again, there are a lot of people here who schlep out to the suburbs for Wal Mart so I guess the city figures at least it will be getting some of that money back.
Wal Mart is here to stay. They don't get much of my money because I absolutely hate to be in one, such an unpleasant store. I expect that nothing will take down Wal Mart in the next 100 years.
I feel exactly the same way. In my home town, Walmart just abandoned their original piece-of-crap building to build another one across the street, leaving the old one behind to let nature have at it. Such a waste.
You could have said the same thing about General Motors not so long ago. I predict another decade before Wal-Mart comes to the federal government for a bailout.
And gets it?
I dunno. WalMart never promised anything to it's employees but $7/hour and a blue vest. GM had a lot of obligations.
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