Wal Mart vs. Vermont

[Ivo Skoric]

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/26/opinion/26WED3.html?th

Tiny state of Vermont faces being taken over by the world's largest 
corporation: Wal-Mart is planning to build seven (7) 150k sqft stores 
in the state with 600k people: with 1.75 sqft per person, Wal-Mart 
will thus be able literally to have the entire state's population in 
their stores at the same time.

Of course, that would mean the end for the local retailers, lowering 
wages across the board in the state with already low wages, and 
ruining the tourism-based economy. Hopefully, Vermont residents will 
never go for that.

ivo