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Last year the here in my little hometown the Rainbow Market - which had been here for generations - closed down, and was replaced by a Wal Mart "Neighborhood Grocery". We all learned some valuable lessons about the evils of Wal Mart.
The Rainbow Market had been here for thirty or forty years, was old and poorly lit, and always looked run down inside. The employees were old and grumpy, and never enough of them. It was located in the old part of town and the elderly shopped there, spending a lot more than they would at the big box grocery stores on the other side of town.
WalMart moved in, and our crappy dumpy store was replaced by a brand new store with a lot more selection and a lot better prices. They employee twice as many people as the old market, and while they don't be health benefits the old Rainbow Market didn't give it's employees health care either.
The best part was the old Rainbow Market, which was in our community for decades, never donated anything to any local programs including the schools and all of the kid's youth sport leagues, including my daughters.
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