How To Destroy America, One Town at a Time

Well, last night Lisa and I watched "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price". It went into how the big-box store kills your Main St., pays low wages, keeps women and blacks down, supports the use of dismal Chinese factories, has an anti-union task force, etc. I mean, what kind of reputable employer has an anti-union task force, sent into motion on their corporate jet like Navy Seals, bringing propoganda and video cameras, all to keep the employees down, and the wages low?

They pay people so low, its like paying them in scrip, since they have to turn around spend their low pay check in the store to feed and clothe their family. They keep all the health premiums so high that they employees are forced to turn to the states for assistance with health coverage, further burdening the taxpayers for the slack that the Walton family refuses to pick up.

If you Google "Wal-Mart", you get a lot of good and bad sites out there, like Wal-Mart Watch and other articles.

They USED TO buy and sell American. But now, with the continued drop in prices, the American companies cannot compete, so they have to change their production to overseas.

Yes, we do have a Wal-Mart in Quakertown. I'm not proud. When they came, the Township even had Wal-Mart make a concession that they would pay for the salary of an extra police officer, which would be needed, due to the rif-raf that occurs within the vicinity of any Wal-Mart. Smart move on the Twp's part. At least we didn't give Wal-Mart subsidies to come to town, like others have done. Yes, thats right, some minucipalities have sold out their Main St. to a huge corporation so much that they GIVE this multi-billion dollar corporation money to come to their town and force the local businesses to close their doors.

So, we do have a Wal-Mart here. Target is coming soon. I hope they're not that bad. I like Target, and their products. I will NEVER shop at Wal-Mart again, even if it means giving my $ to another corporation like K-Mart, Advance Auto Parts, etc., and paying a little bit more.

When I visit my local shops, I will now try and ask the proprieters how they feel about Wal-Mart, how they have affected their business, and how they feel about other corporate stores in the area, like Sears Hardware, Kohls, etc.

However, we still have choices in corporate chains. Want decent fast food, but still local? Subway is franchised, as are some TGI Fridays and Dunkin Donuts. In the local area, try to shop at a local department store like Boscov's or Bon-Ton, or local supermarkets like Weis or Clemens. Try to eat at local downtown places. Downtown Quakertown is great, and I'd hate to see it go.