lol but the movie takes place in..... Mystery, Alaska. which means the United States, so wouldnt that be the U.S. sending money to the U.S. ?
i would also like to comment that while you may think its terrible that a wal-mart opens up in your town, you may not be remembering that most small businesses are specialty stores, not general stores; and that Wal-Mart usually saves the average family $2,000 to $4,000 which means alot more money around the house to support small businesses. believe me, communities that wal-marts move into do not dwindle to nothing.... they flourish. Wal Mart doesnt become the biggest company in the world by sucking money out of small towns. it becomes the biggest company in the world by offering everyday products at a very affordable price while leaving specialized business to the people in the community. ever wonder why the majority of people working at walmart are low-educated, or low skilled workers. its because they either did not go to school, or did not learn a trade. all throughout history that has resulted in you becoming a low wage worker. though walmart isnt making this worse, its making it better by offering things for less and making it so that the market opens up for more people to become highly skilled workers, and educated workers in an global economy that demands this. if everyone still owned there own mom and pop store and just sold ordinary crap where would we be? we wouldnt be employed designing groundbreaking cell phone and internet technology, or launching sattelites into space, making new computer technology, or designing ipods, or making huge leaps in medical technology. we would all just be a bunch of poor factory workers making crappy textiles and childrens toys, or working for minimum wage at a mom and pop store. we dont make low skilled industrial things like the products that are made in china.... like fake dog poop, or crappy stereo equipment. we make high skill level industrial products like cars, planes, computers, and construction equipment. we also dont make low skilled industrial products and dont work exclusively for small business becase were too busy becoming college educated and working for companies that design all of the products that are made overseas. why would i want to work minimum wage working in a factory that makes plastic parts when i could work at wal mart stocking shelves? why would i want to work at some crappy mom and pop store where i can barely make rent when i live in a country that has plentiful high paying jobs that require a high skill level. we move away from the old not because we are stupid, but because we have figured out a better way. also mom and pop small businesses never disappeared there just located at something called a shopping mall. its just that people reallized walking on a cold slippery street in the dead of winter, or a hot sweaty shopping experience wasnt what they were intereted in. and businesses owners no longer wanted 3 parking spaces with high rent locations. they wanted low rent locations with plenty of customers. main street never disapeared, it just moved indoors.
as a canadian i would expect you to know that last little bit since there are more shopping malls per citizen in canada than there are in america.
theres a reason why since america, and the rest of the worl moved away from mom and pop stores the poverty level went down while the middle, and upper middle class grew.
so stick that in your pipe and smoke it. lol just kidding, but really you should think about it, because its just true. take any economics class, you'll find out real fast.
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Doc80
12 years ago
Here's what you are missing though. While Wal-mart can save the average family all this money if they shop there, they also end up costing other people their businesses. Yes, they could work at Wal-mart but they would rather be their own boss. In a town like Mystery, they don't need a business like Wal-mart because they are doing fine without it.
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dbulldog
12 years ago
But were they?
The line "what economy?" in response to the mayor's quote about the game helping the town's economy at the town hall meeting underlines that.
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beti1948
11 years ago
Without trying to get into a huge political discussion, my objection is that WalMart and other big box stores sell so much made in other countries. Countries with which we have a huge trade deficit. The more we buy that is made in other countries, the fewer dollars and jobs there are in this country. It might look good in the short run but it's not a sustainable model.
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