Wal-Mart Stores
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People need to lay off of Walmart.I find myself shopping there to really get the best deal I can and conserve cash so that I have a budget.Walmart does a lot of community sponsered drives for school needs and other local community programs.They provide a healthy tax revenue in our local cities.They provide a lot of work for a good amount of people who might not otherwise have a job.I get that they are not union,but nobody seems to notice that their competitors aren't either.There was a few isolated incidents of workplace harassment and some suits concerning workplace prejudice(concerning female advancement when it was wrong for them to have been overlooked for an appropriate advancement),but those were isolated incidents and anyplace where you find people working together,you are going to find those kind of things happening.The people in my hometown are so worried about "growth out of control",they need to get over themselves.I built many freeways,subdivisions and commercial building sites over the last 32 years,and although the industry has slowed down temporarily,I don't see that continuing for long.People have complained about growth for years.Growth gives way to opportunities for more jobs,improved streets and highways,and guess what! Walmart always provides the necessary road and highway improvements in their proximate surroundings as a responsible area business will as a condition for attaining the permits to get started in the first place.The next time you drive by one of these stores,notice all the landscaping,steetlights and road improvement that are all a matter of public record(if you think I'm just whistling in the wind).Some of the same people who say they don't like Walmart can be found in the Walmart stores whenever they need to purchase a major house appliance,baby items,children's clothes,gardening supplies.I'm happy that we have a Walmart in our town and with a little luck we may also get a supersized Walmart with grocery items too!