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Originally Posted by R8ers
I support small business America everyday because once the Walmarts price the little guys out they can then charge anything they want and nothing can be done about it then.
Walmart gets very little money from me, I am not going to say I buy nothing from them but I live a half mile away from one and I have probably been in there 3 times this year.
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You have a very limited view of economics.
#1) The importing of cheaper alternatives to american made products actually helps the entire nation live well above where they would if we had to buy products made here by overpriced labor.
#2) Walmart will run many small businesses out of the market, but there is so much competition from stores like Target and Kmart, that it is moronic to think there will ever be a time that they can 'charge anything'. Additionally, websites like Amazon, and dollar stores further drive down the margins.
Now, if you want to keep manufacturing in the US, then you should adopt the fair tax, and eliminate corporate income taxes.
Cuz...newsflash.... the corporations aren't actually paying taxes. Those taxes come out of the pockets of the consumer, or the people who work for the company.