"Are....are you being series, right now? "
Posted on 06/05/2020 7:55:43 AM PDT by Renkluaf
Mayor Lightfoot said she’s hopeful major retailers will reopen the Chicago stores that were looted or otherwise damaged during protests surrounding George Floyd’s killing by police in Minnesota. But, she’s unsure of one of the biggest.
Mayor Lightfoot said she was on a conference call with Walmart and other major retailers that had stores looted or heavily damaged during the unrest in Chicago. She said she pleaded with them to not abandon Chicago.
"I think in the case of Walmart, what they were focused on was assessing the damage. They are doing an effort to donate fresh produce, to the extent of what's left so it doesn't perish, and other perishables, and they are talking their time, as I would expect."
There were earlier reports that Walmart expected to rebuild all stores trashed by looters and vandals, but company officials later said they would open some stores and would not say which ones.
The Mayor said most of the others said they are committed to Chicago. She said she hopes Walmart follows suit.
"My hope is that they will come back," Lightfoot said. "But I got a resounding, 'Mayor, this is our city, this is our home,' from a lot of other retailers and I would hope that Walmart would follow suit."
“Selfish” is when you value your life and your property.
Anyone who accuses you of being “selfish” is your enemy trying to con you.
https://www.amazon.com/Virtue-Selfishness-Ayn-Rand/dp/0451113837
Mayor Lightfoot is really Mayor LIGHT BRAIN.
IF I were in charge of deciding about rebuilding those stores=-—I would say-—NO. You burned it down—therefore, you have shown us NO RESPECT for what we provide.
What???
No such thing as “too many John Wayne movies”!! At ANY age!
ROTFLMAO
WHY
THE
HELLLLLL
would ANY retailer reopen their store there?
Unless they can recoup their losses over one year, I just do not see it. She’s gonna have to offer some mighty fine tax incentives.
The woman is lost, tribal, over her head, understands nothing of cause and effect.
Good point.
Not even sand would touch her with a ten foot pole.
:-)
“No protection, no store.”
Also true. In a completely lawless land, the only stores possible look like heavily guarded fortresses. Like a ghetto liquor store. They have to.
I never thought I would see the day when liberals love Walmart.
LOL
I would add the right now today, this entire country would benefit greatly if we had a whole battalion of John Wayne’s....and a lot less PeeWee Herman’s.
I believe what you say.And if you are a poor stupid bastard that happens to be a Democrat voter that gets your head busted by one of the rioters, well, today just ain’t your day, is it?
The dystopian future may be huge on-line warehouses surrounded by electrified barb-wire fences with robots and drones patrolling the grounds.
The sign: Warning—trespassers will be terminated with extreme prejudice. We don’t understand human languages so don’t bother making excuses.
;-)
What insurance company would possibly cover them when the next black riot happens and the mayor tells cops to stand down?
The other beauty of robots and drones is that they can’t be accused of racism.
They will hate all people equally.
I agree with that!
Love it!!
Watched that happen in LA in 1992. So many businesses never reoppened. They took their SBA disaster loans and opened businesses elsewhere.
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