Word: wal
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...picture of F.D.R. and addresses her newly inducted shock troops. "There are 125,000 unregistered voters in this county that we need to reach," she says solemnly. The crowd cheers as she introduces a young volunteer who has already registered 200 voters at his booth in front of a Wal-Mart store. Maue asks, "Did anyone go to the German Festival?" Embarrassed silence. "Too bad. That would have been a good place to wear your buttons and T shirts...
Employers don't like to use that awkward term fired. While many companies "restructure," National Semiconductor "reshaped" its work force. Digital was gripped by "involuntary methodologies." Bank of America "released resources." Wal-Mart executed "a normal payroll adjustment." Hmmm...
Then there is the matter of basic economics. James McConkey can't scientifically prove it, but his hunch is that people who drive 20 miles to a Wal-Mart, and so contribute to the decline of their town, end up paying higher taxes, which is a premium for the merchandise they get. Eventually, the pendulum will swing, the marketplace will adjust. That is what American capitalism is all about, as Mr. Sam knew as well as any merchant of the modern...
...American enterprises, no matter how huge and momentarily successful, have enjoyed uninterrupted bliss. The betting in dozens of tiny stores around the country is that Wal-Mart will reach its own plateau. Despite the superb management team Walton left in place, his death will inevitably mean that the soul of his corporation will change. Community irritation at secretive and standoffish ways of Wal-Mart managers, the "us" (Wal-Mart) against "them" (downtown merchants) attitude, and the modest involvement in public affairs and charities by store officers are building resentment...
...Wal-Mart revolution makes downtown merchants...