you didn't read the article I posted did you. I get tired of arguing with knee-jerk corporate adoration. I think I'll wander off and find some people with open minds.
>Everything I've read that wal-mart gets is the same as other companies >get should they ask. > >Wal-mart didn't get major incentives when they opened their stores in >Lexington because they wanted to come in to compete with the existing >stores. > >If you do the math, I bet the amount of money that wal-mart put back >into the economy and pays in taxes more than makes up for the amount of >money they may receive or the tax breaks they may receive. > >Wal-mart has a clear business model, if when wal-mart came in to MD, the >local and stage officials made those deals based on them spending so >much in healthcare then it would be one thing. But they didn't, any deal >they made, the should have done the math. The officials in MD made a >mistake by giving wal-mart any breaks if it was going to cost them more >in the long run. > >I would hope that governments that give wal-mart these breaks or grants >do the math to make sure they aren't going to end up losing money, if >the didn't then those people need to be removed from office come >election time. > >healthcare. >business ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192642 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
