Central IL Says 'No Thanks' to Wal-Mart
Yesterday, I wrote on Capitol Fax Blog that people are starting to wake-up to the fact that Wal-Mart has become an economic parasite on America.
Add the people of Lincoln, Illinois to the list of folks catching on, says the State Journal Register.
In a surprise vote Tuesday, the Lincoln City Council rejected a $600,000 taxpayer subsidy to build a proposed Super Wal-Mart Center by a vote of 5-4. The Super Wal-Mart would have directly competed with local grocers.
The new Super Wal-Mart would have been cited right next to an existing Wal-Mart which, of course, would be vacated.
Clueless City Council member Alderman O.V. "Buzz" Busby defended Wal-Mart's gift package:
Expect Wal-Mart to try to muscle through a re-vote in the coming months, but Lincoln stands tall today.
Add the people of Lincoln, Illinois to the list of folks catching on, says the State Journal Register.
In a surprise vote Tuesday, the Lincoln City Council rejected a $600,000 taxpayer subsidy to build a proposed Super Wal-Mart Center by a vote of 5-4. The Super Wal-Mart would have directly competed with local grocers.
The new Super Wal-Mart would have been cited right next to an existing Wal-Mart which, of course, would be vacated.
Clueless City Council member Alderman O.V. "Buzz" Busby defended Wal-Mart's gift package:
As for the effect on two existing grocery stores, Lincoln IGA and Kroger, Busby said, "I believe in the free enterprise system. Let the best man win."Earth to Buzz: It's not "free" enterprise when Wal-Mart gets a $600,000 leg-up on the competition.
Expect Wal-Mart to try to muscle through a re-vote in the coming months, but Lincoln stands tall today.
posted by Yellow Dog Democrat at 11:09 AM
1 Comments:
Supporting a subsidy to the world's largest retailed strikes me as poor judgment.
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