I worked in commercial real estate with Walmart as a client. My employers would send me to council meetings. Neighborhood groups & citizens protested. They didn’t want a Walmart because Walmart looted their small businesses & drove them into bankruptcy. Guess what happened next? https://twitter.com/bgonthescene/status/1321472483917254656

That’s right! Walmart donated to town officials pet projects and then moved in. They required buildings to be built and land to be paved on the towns dime. Main Street eventually went dark and then Walmart would leave a giant paved eyesore behind. Fuck Walmart.

Citizens
- presented why Walmart is bad for the town
- protested
- wrote letters
- joined up in advocacy groups
- voted against Walmart

None of it mattered.

Walmart doesn’t give a shit about the towns it operates in.