Comments on: Wal-Mart Across America http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/07/31/1917/ The source on how we live, work and play Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:10:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Zoe B http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/07/31/1917/comment-page-1/#comment-4874 Zoe B Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:50:55 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/?p=1917#comment-4874 This reminds me of creeping charlie taking over my lawn. The creeping charlie got its start in a bare patch, where the grass would not bother to grow. Then it invaded the grass, and before I really paid attention there was no grass left. Walmart started in the economically bare (in relative terms) southern US, and we only noticed when it killed off our local businesses. One can argue for creeping charlie. You don't need to fertilize it or mow it. But the neighbors think it's low-class. This reminds me of creeping charlie taking over my lawn. The creeping charlie got its start in a bare patch, where the grass would not bother to grow. Then it invaded the grass, and before I really paid attention there was no grass left. Walmart started in the economically bare (in relative terms) southern US, and we only noticed when it killed off our local businesses.

One can argue for creeping charlie. You don’t need to fertilize it or mow it. But the neighbors think it’s low-class.

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