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Originally Posted by Outdoorsman
I certainly agree that these are the stores thriving VS locally owned and operated stores. I am not convinced that dollar stores are any better (or worse) than Walmart. They both sell imported (read cheap) product. And, from what I have read, Walmart (and most other chain stores) do quite a lot for the communities that they operate in.
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I think you may have to read up on walmart. After they put out every local mom and pop (in many communities in rural America that's all there were) Then they hire those people at pennies on the dollar of what they use to make. Many communities want them to go away after they destroy there local economy. And lately they've been doing just that further damaging the area since there now the sole bulk employer. They do the same with there vendors by demanding an exclusive contract, then use that leverage to get the price they want, Leading to further squeezing of the vendors employees. They were getting so much backlash that they finally gave in to the pressure and went to a higher minimum wage. The profits were way down only do to there perception as socially the worst company in the world.