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Article #2042Re: Wal*Mart took over 1 *BILLION* of corperate welfare!
From: Sam D.
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 06:32
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 06:32
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"Kenneth Crudup" <kenny@panix.com> wrote in message news:10csnisingsj40d@corp.supernews.com... > In article <10chjdtt9hspb7@corp.supernews.com>, > "Sam D." <blueewater@greenham.org> says: > > >I think OTOH that it would be pretty stupid for the families of existing local > >merchants and their employees to want their tax dollars used to subsidize a > >new Walmart store in their community. > > Er, the many of the merchants in Inglewood *don't* live in Inglewood, nor > represent the majority of Inglewood residents. Neither do Walmart's corporate executives and leading shareholders live in Inglewood but they sure were ready to be on the receiving end of the public trough from the city's treasury. If merchants operate a business in the city and thereby pay city taxes, shouldn't they have a voice in how those taxes are used?
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 107d03,d3c6c4415fbcaeba X-Google-Thread: 106ed4,77fadedac89548e7 X-Google-Attributes: gid107d03,gid106ed4,public Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-06!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "Sam D." <blueewater@greenham.org> Newsgroups: la.general,ca.general Subject: Re: Wal*Mart took over 1 *BILLION* of corperate welfare! Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 23:32:57 -0700 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: <10d7npuhfmvib84@corp.supernews.com> References: <cb8bd93a.0406070227.db7892b@posting.google.com> <10cck45ou8igr78@corp.supernews.com> <10chjdtt9hspb7@corp.supernews.com> <10csnisingsj40d@corp.supernews.com> X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Lines: 23