[Clemenza]

Amen. I'm sick of these Social(ist) Conservatives whining about how Wal-Mart was "destroyin' ehr waaaay of life." These same folks whined about Sears in the early 20th century and Kmart back in the 1960s driven "ma and pa" out of business.

It sickens me how many so-called Republicans are nostalgic for "smokestack America." I got news for you folks, the period of "high payin' factory jobs" 1. Only lasted from the late 1940s to the early 1970s and 2. Coincided with Democratic domination and high taxes.

[wideawake]

Thanks for that observation.

The "golden age" these loonies are defending existed almost entirely in the Northeast and Upper Midwest from 1948-1973.

Yet somehow this short-lived regional phenomenon has become the template for the entire US economy forever.