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   "Maxwell" <#$$9#@%%%.^^^> wrote in message   
   news:kOYYk.11725$M33.8957@newsfe03.iad...   
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   > "Ragnar"  wrote in message   
   > news:24c12b2c-81be-4722-b0c5-3b38af78a44e@v4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...   
   > On Nov 26, 2:30 pm, Brian  wrote:   
   >> On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:33:50 -0800 (PST), Ragnar   
   >>   
   >>  wrote:   
   >> >I agree, Wal-Mart sucks. The quality of their merchandise is shit   
   >> >because it all comes from China and they treat their employees   
   >> >especially women terribly. And as with most big box stores, they have   
   >> >destroyed just about any small time competition that once existed.   
   >>   
   >> And people can choose whether or not they wish to shop there.   
   >> obviously many people do.   
   >   
   > When much of the local competition declines because big box stores   
   > tend to blanket an area, you really don't have as much choice as you   
   > think,   
   >   
   > Ragnar   
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   > Exactly.   
   >   
   > Then a few years after all the locals die off, they consolidate two or   
   > three   
   > stores in to one super center located equa-distant, and they can make you   
   > drive farther than you ever dreamed, just for a can of Chinese dog food.   
      
   Can't your mom get her own food, or is she still spending too much time out   
   on the corner, Maxie?   
      
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