bclemms
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Well, why didn't you say so earlier?
The quotes below are from a KPBS/Competitive Edge Research Poll
http://www.cerc.net/kpbsdata/WalMart Analysis.pdf
A slim majority remains a majority.
It actually was put before the Voters:
Dre, you sure took some selective sentences out of that research poll and you might want to consider reading it again.
Hell, I have a major negative bias against Wal-Mart. I hate shopping there, I hate standing in lines, I hate trying to find a place to park and god forbid if you have to return something you have to clear your calendar yet if I need something that Wal-Mart has at a much better price I will go there. How much prejudice is in the polls from those factors alone. How many of the people poll are in direct competition with Wal-Mart? I'm sure if you gave a survey to 1000 people and 100 of them are in direct competition with Wal Mart then there would be an immediate 10% that didn't want anything to do with them, just like if you gave a survey about Target to 1000 people and 100 of them worked for Wal Mart then their would be an immediate 10% that showed up on the survey. Should New York run surveys to find out what people think of stores that sell Islamic Religious items and base whether or not businesses should be banned?
The next thing you have to look at is the negative media and advertising against Wal-Mart and people's biased opinion. I know people that wouldn't shop their unless the stock market crashed and all the sudden the extra couple of dollars would become important. What exactly are these people putting on the survey. It is documented in many different economic research papers that Wal Mart's only weakness is among the upper class. Most of the reasons Wal Mart's proffits have finally planed is because they have run out of areas to cater to the lower and middle class. Wal Mart has also started marketing to the upper class and have done so with aggression, I'm sure you have seen the big screen TV commercials.
IMO, this is exactly the reason American politics is corrupt and this is nothing more than local lobbyist, political leaders with their best interest and the interest of their campaign supporters at heart instead of the majority of the voting public. The politicians know they can get the votes back through advertising while lining their pockets. This is everything that is wrong with our country today and this is coming from a small business owner. Wouldn't you love to see Wal Mart shut their doors tomorrow and just see what type of economical impact they have in our country?
I don't even think this should be put to a vote. The only reason this would be put to a vote is because Wal Mart's competition knows that is the only way they can beat them. They know once the stores are there that people will go there. I just don't understand how anyone anywhere could even consider this. The entire theory of free enterprise is based on competition, without it there is no such thing.