California Bills Target Huge Stores

highwayman

highwayman

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Economic impact? Try putting more people to work and increasing the tax base...

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The latest bill, approved 23-16 Wednesday by the Senate, would require local governments to consider an economic impact report before approving any "big box" store larger than 100,000 square feet.
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Yup, nothing like stagnating initiative and the economy...
On Tuesday, a 24-13 vote sent Schwarzenegger a bill requiring retailers to pay communities' legal fees if the local governments prevail in lawsuits that challenge zoning ordinances or regulations aimed at restricting mega-stores.
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Hey now, didn't you know retailers had tons of money to give away?
 
depends on what retailer you're talking about. some of 'em have a lot of money. especially those that build supergiant stupid centers to sell low-end shit...
 
2minkey said:
depends on what retailer you're talking about. some of 'em have a lot of money. especially those that build supergiant stupid centers to sell low-end shit...
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Often putting small business out of business, paying lower wages, and putting a blight on the landscape too.
 
spike said:
Often putting small business out of business, paying lower wages, and putting a blight on the landscape too.
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Wasn't that what the US was founded on? The "every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost" principle?
 
As long as we're based on a capitalistic system & people wanna buy stuff, we are gonna need Wal Mart. Mom & Pop Shops, serve a purpose. Most of that purpose has been surpassed by bigger, faster, cheaper. It is the very essense of capitalism. Undersell the other guy to get the advantage. Sears used to be the bad guy. As did Piggly Wiggly (fill in your local version). Face it, mom & pop shops hardly pay union wages or give corporate pensions.

If you don't like these places your choice is clear. Don't shop, or work, there.
 
Gonz said:
If you don't like these places your choice is clear. Don't shop, or work, there.
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You could also "consider an economic impact report before approving any "big box" store larger than 100,000 square feet" according to the topic.
 
I should mention something.

The Wal-Mart in Paso Robles, Calif. opened in October 1994. At that time, the downtown had a really high vacancy rate, and most of what was there was antique shops.

Now downtown Paso Robles is thriving and generating a lot of sales tax revenue. Most of the vacancies that are there now are because of buildings undergoing seismic retrofitting.

The point is that Wal-Mart doesn't have to mean a dead downtown.
 
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