tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801225916015233134.post4440018584295995236..comments2024-01-18T22:24:21.308-08:00Comments on Let's Talk Books And Politics: Wal-Mart: The Damage It Has Done To SocietyRichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814017074835418332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801225916015233134.post-82903738040413184592011-01-07T18:10:18.603-08:002011-01-07T18:10:18.603-08:00Thanks for the comment. I have one more post plan...Thanks for the comment. I have one more post planned on Wal-Mart which will doscuss its effect on its vendors. China will come up in that discussion.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814017074835418332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801225916015233134.post-65867248842232374032011-01-07T17:36:39.134-08:002011-01-07T17:36:39.134-08:00Nicely written, Rich. What you didn't mention ...Nicely written, Rich. What you didn't mention that is equally important is the role Wal-Mart played in building China, Inc. at the expense of America and the rest of the West.<br /><br />I was in Shanghai earlier this year. While there, I had dinner in a fancy restaurant some 50+ floors up. While gazing out over downtown Shanghai, it occured to me: this is the city that Wal-Mart built. A city roughly twice the size of NYC was, in large part, created by the constant demand for Chinese goods in the USA.<br /><br />As I've gotten older, I've become somewhat proficient at analyzing people, ideas, businesses, etc., and coming to a conclusion as to whether they are a net plus or minus for society. I've never not thought of Wal-Mart as a big net minus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com