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RE: We hardly knew ye
By Netscorer on 10/15/2012 1:38:22 PM , Rating: 2
I don't buy your argument that shopping at large chain stores helps local economy. Not for a second. Your primary support for local economy comes from property taxes. Sales taxes are distributed on a state level and it is not a guarantee that they will all end up where the point of sell originated.
I have zero sympathy for large chain stores, like Wal Mart, Best Buy, Barnes&Nobles, Sears, Target, etc. They destroyed local economies by pushing small mom&pop shops out of business and are known for very hard negotiation tricks with local jurisdictions, allowing them to bypass most of the local taxes. So the only effect they have on local economy are those low wage jobs that they provide and this still does not cover all jobs lost when small businesses had to close their doors once the big chain moves in on their territory.


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