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Old 10-03-2024, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Road-Runner View Post
I know many will disagree but large retail, Walmart in particular, never raises an area's "standard of living". They always bring massive traffic, shoppers from outside the area who may or may not share the same beliefs as the local neighborhoods do, which means a significant bump in crime. I've seen it happen twice when we lived in Georgia, but hey, at least I have big box store shopping near by!
Probably only shopping close by the mom as pop store got rubbed out 50 years ago, even so major change food stores can’t compete. I hate Walmart also but my choices are very limited.