Just think they started out as a small store and got bigger because (get this) more people liked it and wanted to shop there. And this meant (gasp!) they just had to hire more workers. And I wouldn't know about this instance but usually if you want to persuade people to work for your company, you usually have to (are you sure you can handle this?) offer to pay them better than what they currently have. And just think, all that because of corporations being greedy. The government better use force and pass some law just because some people don't like where others choose to shop.
I really don't think the mom and pop store is as hurt as people might think because they serve different needs. Walmart sells general stuff, for example I might go there because I want the latest mainstream new dvd release. If I didn't buy a dvd from Walmart, I would find it at my local shop around the corner called Best Buy or Borders. I sure hope some pandering politician doesn't accuse me of taking away "middle class" jobs from Borders because I wanted to buy a dvd for $20 instead of $35. Hell, I might not even buy the dvd at all if I could only get it for 35. A real small mom and pop store couldn't have the capacity to have as many dvd's as Best Buy or Wal-Mart. (Although an independent video store could) But they could specialize in foreign films, anime, used video tapes or discs. If I want an ornate table, I'll go to an antique shop. If I just want some stand for a television, I'll go to Wal-Mart.
I've seen that chart before but I've never understood it. I find the World's Smallest Political Quiz diagram to be much clearer. There was another more detailed quiz with much more than ten questions that used the same graph but I can't find it.
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I pretty much agree with radio talk show host Neal Boortz on his proposed new amendment:
"Neither the federal government, nor any state or local government shall make any activity a crime unless said activity violates another person's right to life, liberty, or property, either through force or fraud."
-Neal Boortz [u]Somebody's Gotta Say It[/u] "Freedom Loving? I think Not" p. 122