| >> The closures are another example of the shortcomings of local governments and even national political leaders betting on leading chains to provide key public services and fill gaps. >> Unlike local government, which is theoretically accountable to voters, companies answer only to their shareholders and don’t have an obligation to stay in communities if they aren’t making a profit. >> Whether it’s handing over responsibility for providing public bathrooms to Starbucks and McDonald’s or vaccines and basic health services to CVS and Walgreens, the public is left vulnerable when these companies’ business priorities change or they close locations. main idea in this story is that people trusting these big companies to come to they neighborhoods for food and jobs but these companies only care about money and leave. story pushes narrative about specific ethnicity and economic group being victims. main questions this story never asks is WHY these businesses closing? and if billion dollar company like Wal-mart cannot survive in this places, how can small business? cnn conveniently did not describe these communities in detail.. out of control crime, organized theft at businesses, missing or reduced law enforcement. as immigrant myself from country where healthcare is more danger than you sickness (imagine getting a shot and catching hiv or hepatitis), where electricity only for 6-8 hours a day in 40+ centigrade, where running water not a real thing and to flush toilet you empty bucket of dirty water into toilet to force it flush.. the big sin is not walmart leaving but this fake news media making people victims born in USA. victimhood mentality |