All Hail King Walton… Literally.
September 19, 2008
Ever since Samuel Walton overthrew the middle man, cut out employee benefits, and designed an automated inventory system, he created a consumer mecca never seen before in the history of human gluttony. No where else can you buy 600 calories of ‘Spagghettios’, two bananas, and can of pineapples in heavy syrup all for 87 cents. Though the team agrees that it is this stroke of genius that has allowed them to survive for so long on such little financial support, they also recognize a loss of American Micro-Culture that for so long made the small American town unique. It is a great paradox that has occured as consumers find that the Walmarts, CVSs’, and Walgreens that fuel the Corporate American Structure are the more economically feasible outlet for purchaser needs. As it becomes more apparent that one could live their entire life in Walmart alone, there is a feeling of loss in the region as the little guys and unique handmade goods of small town America dissipate.
…check out this awesome(ly horrible) blog about peopleofwalmart.
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