The Obama Presidency

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Originally Posted by Fe 26

states that are 90% white. You dumb patronizing shit.

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So New England? You've spent a lot of time there?

Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont are the only states that are 90% white.

Mississippi is 58% white.

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Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name

I've zero knowledge of the law, but wouldn't it be easier to target the largest offender, establish a precedent, and then go after everyone else?

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Possibly, but that's a lot easier said than done.

But if Walmart went away, you can't act like the void created would be left unfilled indefinitely.
Someone (or ones) would little by little work to fill that void. Perhaps the boutique shops would reappear.
I don't (and I don't think most people do) have a problem with Walmart as a concept. But these businesses which tailor their practices to take as much as possible away from us while giving as little as possible back need to be stopped.

I don't dispute any of that, but no California congressman is going to write a law that is going to stop Wal Mart or make them go away. It's far more likely he'll do more harm than good.

It may not be the solution we want, but it's the only one we got. Too many buttcheeks continue to shop there (arguably because they HAVE to, since Walmart forced all the little guys out) for boycotts to make a difference.

http://static4.businessinsider.com/i...s-terrible.jpg

Alabama and Mississippi, wtf.

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

It's far more likely he'll do more harm than good.

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This may be true but does that mean he (or anyone else) shouldn't try? Like SSJN said, boycotting isn't going to make a difference to them due to lack of competition in some areas and lack of education/understanding of economic principles in the people who shop there. "Cheaper is better" is the mentality of most uninformed consumers and wal-mart is generally cheaper. What other option is there other than government intervention? It would be fantastic if the masses suddenly became more informed and responsible but that's even less likely to happen than something good coming from a state congressmen.

The current form of that bill is worse than not trying in my opinion. That was what started the whole discussion. It's too easy to dodge for Wal Mart.

A different bill might have a better shot. But it can't be written by some clown who has never run a lemonade stand. I don't anything about the current bill's author, but his product doesn't instill much confidence.

edit: To Dave's image, I guess it's the Jersey influence, but I thought everyone called that a sunshower.

It probably is a crappy bill that won't work, but pushing negative externalities onto the people and organizations that benefit from them is good, free market oriented policy.

I don't think I'm following the second half of that thought.