Arkansas was ground zero

My name is mud · 07-12-2008, 09:21 AM

http://projects.flowingdata.com/walmart/

Sundae · 07-12-2008, 09:23 AM

I'd be interested in seeing that on a global scale.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-12-2008, 12:25 PM

Pure evil spreads quickly.

SamIam · 07-12-2008, 12:39 PM

WOW! China has us by the short hairs. Guess I'll have to move to Nevada - looks like only 3 0r 4 stores in the entire state.

richlevy · 07-13-2008, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Pure evil spreads quickly.

All your base belong to us.

sweetwater · 07-13-2008, 07:42 PM

I wish I could say that I never shop at Wal-Mart, but around here there are few choices.

bluecuracao · 07-13-2008, 08:00 PM

My workplace is in a suburb that as far as I can tell, started out as kind of a quaint small town, but has long been overrun by strip malls, a huge enclosed mall, random big-box stores, and various scattered chain stores and restaurants. So when we saw a Super Wal-Mart going up nearby, I couldn't understand why some of my co-workers were so excited about it.

What is the allure, besides the cheap prices? A lot of the surrounding chains are discount stores, too--its presence in that area just seems so redundant to me. It opened next to a Sam's Club, for christ's sake.

Clodfobble · 07-12-2008, 12:45 PM

That's just to match the 3 or 4 people outside of Vegas. If you move there, that'll make it 5 and they'll have to open a new one.

Glinda · 07-12-2008, 01:27 PM

ARRGH! It's like watching the nationwide spread of a deadly infectious disease!

Oh wait...

BrianR · 07-13-2008, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

That's just to match the 3 or 4 people outside of Vegas. If you move there, that'll make it 5 and they'll have to open a new one.

Phage0070 · 07-12-2008, 01:31 PM

Prosperity and innovation is contagious. Thankfully.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-12-2008, 01:48 PM

The Chinese are very thankful.

SamIam · 07-12-2008, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Phage0070

Prosperity and innovation is contagious. Thankfully.

Yeah, nothing like playing by two sets of rules. Seems like the free market is losing to our communist friends. But you be thankful all you want. Its a free country. The US, I mean.

Phage0070 · 07-12-2008, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

Yeah, nothing like playing by two sets of rules. Seems like the free market is losing to our communist friends. But you be thankful all you want. Its a free country. The US, I mean.

It isn't about "winning," with free trade both sides of the trade benefit. I can attempt to explain the "miracle of free trade" but the short story "The Choice: A fable of free trade and protectionism" by Russell Roberts does it better than I can.

Personally I think that exposure to free trade has done more to "defeat" Communism than any war ever would. China has of their own will opened large free trade areas and will undoubtedly expand these areas due to their prosperity. Young Chinese will gain experience and familiarity with free trade, and the move away from Communism will begin.

What would you prefer? Expending more resources than we have to for basic commodities, for the benefit of lowering the standard of living for the Chinese?

Pico and ME · 07-12-2008, 04:25 PM

Maybe the cost of oil will make shipping from China so prohibitive, that to stay competitive Walmart will start looking for more local sources?

07-12-2008, 09:21 AM	#1
My name is mud Smooth Ruffian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Austin Posts: 47	Arkansas was ground zero http://projects.flowingdata.com/walmart/

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The Chinese are very thankful. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'd be interested in seeing that on a global scale.

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SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	WOW! China has us by the short hairs. Guess I'll have to move to Nevada - looks like only 3 0r 4 stores in the entire state.

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bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	My workplace is in a suburb that as far as I can tell, started out as kind of a quaint small town, but has long been overrun by strip malls, a huge enclosed mall, random big-box stores, and various scattered chain stores and restaurants. So when we saw a Super Wal-Mart going up nearby, I couldn't understand why some of my co-workers were so excited about it. What is the allure, besides the cheap prices? A lot of the surrounding chains are discount stores, too--its presence in that area just seems so redundant to me. It opened next to a Sam's Club, for christ's sake.

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Glinda Fucktard Resistance League Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 1.14 acres of heaven Posts: 1,512	ARRGH! It's like watching the nationwide spread of a deadly infectious disease! Oh wait...

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Phage0070 Snooty Borg Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 81	Prosperity and innovation is contagious. Thankfully.

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Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Maybe the cost of oil will make shipping from China so prohibitive, that to stay competitive Walmart will start looking for more local sources?

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