WALMART

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 Walmart seems like a great idea
 Big box store with every item at a great price
 Became a big buyer and demanded better deals
 People in small stores cannot compete
  
 These small stores employed people
 Paid them a living wage
 Many times provided benefits
 Knew their customers by name
  
 Part of a cohesive downtown
 Looked out for people in trouble
 Provided gifts to local causes
 Became a destination for shoppers 
  
 The Walmart family is one of 
 The richest in the country
 Their stores are successful
 Cannot be denied
  
 Our downtown shops are closed
 Fair wages are gone; benefits gone
 Walmart stores succeed
 China manufactures their inventory
  
 The China workers work as slaves
 Walmart workers are underpaid
 Hours are cut to avoid benefits
 The Walmart family is very rich
  
 The old down towns are ghost towns
 Many former workers are on assistance
 Paid for with your tax dollars
 The Walmart family if very rich
  
 Sales below cost drove others out of business
 Empty stores allowed prices to rise
 Neighborhoods lost their identity
 The Walmart family is very rich
  
 The face of America has changed
 Production in China at slave wages
 Employees at Walmart at minimal wages
 The Walmart family is very rich
  
 We walked to neighbor stores
 People knew who others were
 Now we drive to Walmart
 Neighbors are basically strangers
  
 We buy and overbuy
 Things are so cheap
 The Walmart family is very rich
 Where did our country go?
  
 U.S. manufactures closed
 Could not compete with slave wages
 Or Chinese government underwriting
 And manipulating their currency
  
 We have our Walmart, but 
 At what cost to everyone
 Think about it
 The Walmart family if very rich
  
 Stanski
 September 6, 2019 ^