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The "Walmartization" of America

I've addressed the negative impact of the huge box stores on our economy in this blog before, with special emphasis on Wal*mart, but there's always new evidence to support these allegations. They're great for the low prices of the products we need and use, but they play havoc with our ability to earn money to buy those goods.

From the Daily Kos.. (read more by following the link)

A study published in 2008 in the Journal of Urban Economics examined about 3,000 Walmart store
openings nationally and found that each store caused a net decline of about 150 jobs (as competing retailers downsized and closed) and lowered total wages paid to retail workers.

[...] These shifts may explain the findings of another study, published in Social Science Quarterly in 2006, which cut straight to the bottom line: neighborhoods where Wal*mart opens end up with higher poverty rates and more food-stamp usage than places where the retailer does not expand.

Too many Christians set the wrong priorities in life.

The working poor

How often have I covered this issue in my posts? Dozen of times. If we want a smaller safety net for people in this country, the first thing we have to do is pass a minimum wage law that provides for a "living" wage. This will dramatically cut spending on welfare programs and Medicaid and put the burden on those who should be paying it - employers and the private sector.

Support the GOP - for poverty

A decade of fail: advancing to the rear

Child Poverty Index

Speaking of Poverty

From the Daily Kos Blog...

As Jim Webb pointed out in his hard-hitting op-ed in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, it's pretty clear where the money is coming from: The top 1% now takes in an astounding 16% of national income, up from 8% in 1980. The tax codes protect them, just as they protect corporate America, through a vast system of loopholes. John Edwards, in his criticism of GOP policies that reward wealth over work, has been making the same point consistently: The middle and working classes of this country are carrying a disproportionate amount of the tax burden, showing up for work and picking up the tab for funding this country while the wealthy move money around in accounts, take tax breaks and call it a day.