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Sounds absolutely Brilliant !
The more Wal-Mart stores a county has, the more likely it is to have active hate groups in the area, according to Penn State economists.
“Wal-Mart has clearly done good things in these communities, especially in terms of lowering prices,” Stephan Goetz, professor of agricultural economics and regional economics, explained. “But there may be indirect costs that are not as obvious as other effects.”
The study, published in Social Science Quarterly, found that the number of Wal-Mart stores was a better predictor of hate group participation than the unemployment rate, high crime rates and low education.
There were 1,018 active hate groups in the United States in 2011, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center up from 1,002 in 2010.
The researchers believe that the correlation between Wal-Mart and hate groups exists because of breakdown of the community. Small local businesses are more likely to be members of civic groups and involved in the community. They are also more likely to have closer relationships among their employees.
“While we like to think of American society as being largely classless, merchants and bankers are part of what we could call a leadership class in a community,” Goetz said.
Originally posted by xuenchen
The more Wal-Mart stores a county has, the more likely it is to have active hate groups in the area, according to Penn State economists.
Originally posted by RealSpoke
Am I the only one to not understand this at all?
I don't get how they correlated walmarts to hate groups. The article has so little information in it and the study costs money if you want to read it.edit on 11-4-2012 by RealSpoke because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by xuenchen
There were 1,018 active hate groups in the United States in 2011, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center up from 1,002 in 2010.
Originally posted by hadriana
I think JohnnyCanuck has it right- Walmart is just bad for communities then they suffer and people need a scapegoat.
When a location is no longer optimal, Wal-Mart often moves on to greener pastures, leaving an empty eyesore or a dangerous abandoned site. As a result, many communities have been saddled with the cost of tearing down, securing or policing abandoned Wal-Marts. This problem is further exacerbated by the strategy of overbuilding. This tactic calls for the construction of multiple stores near competitors in order to steal their customer base and drive them out of business.www.dailykos.com...
Originally posted by xuenchen
Has Wal-Mart broken down YOUR community ??
Originally posted by DavidWillts
I really hate all the stupid anti-walmart propaganda, stupid people eat it up.
Originally posted by JohnnyCanuck
Originally posted by DavidWillts
I really hate all the stupid anti-walmart propaganda, stupid people eat it up.
It's a phenomenon that is well documented, it wipes out small merchants, and watch who you're calling stupid. This site doesn't work that way.
Capiche?