Why is this some kind of surprise that the city council of Washington D.C. would be incensed over Walmart deciding DC wouldn't be a good location to build. And if the truth be known, any city that is controlled by progressive socialist liberal democrats should be avoided like the plague. Any city dominated by democrats has to be corrupt as it is run to profit those in control. The city residents are just tools to further their personal ambitions and fortunes.
This isn't just bilge, check out all major cities in this country that are domestic sewers and it will show they are in the grips of democrats and probably have been for decades if not generations. Does Detroit ring any bells?
Walmart’s Decision Not to Build Two More Stores in D.C. is no Surprise
By Pam Villarreal
After “promising” back in 2013 to build two stores east of the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., Walmart has announced it will no longer do so. One reason, according to the Washington Times, is that their three existing stores in D.C. are not performing as well as hoped. But according to Townhall, the company also cited high building and labor costs as a reason not to move forward. Is anybody surprised?
Evidently, the District’s leaders are, but should they be? At the time Walmart agreed to move into the area, D.C.’s minimum wage was $8.25 an hour. In January 2014, a bill had been signed into law increasing the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour in July 2014. Now the minimum wage has increased to $11.50 an hour, with a possible increase to $15.00 an hour later in the year. Additonally, the D.C. council has proposed a mandatory tax on employers to fund 16 weeks of paid family/maternity leave for private sector workers. Now they are incensed that Walmart is saying, “no thanks.”
Earth to the D.C. council – it’s all about economics, whether you like it or not. And just to be clear, the arrogance of the District in expecting all private firms to cave to their demands hurts low-income, low-skilled workers the most. Consider the demographics of Ward 7, the neighborhood in which the two Walmart stores would have been built:
This isn't just bilge, check out all major cities in this country that are domestic sewers and it will show they are in the grips of democrats and probably have been for decades if not generations. Does Detroit ring any bells?
Walmart’s Decision Not to Build Two More Stores in D.C. is no Surprise
By Pam Villarreal
After “promising” back in 2013 to build two stores east of the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., Walmart has announced it will no longer do so. One reason, according to the Washington Times, is that their three existing stores in D.C. are not performing as well as hoped. But according to Townhall, the company also cited high building and labor costs as a reason not to move forward. Is anybody surprised?
Evidently, the District’s leaders are, but should they be? At the time Walmart agreed to move into the area, D.C.’s minimum wage was $8.25 an hour. In January 2014, a bill had been signed into law increasing the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour in July 2014. Now the minimum wage has increased to $11.50 an hour, with a possible increase to $15.00 an hour later in the year. Additonally, the D.C. council has proposed a mandatory tax on employers to fund 16 weeks of paid family/maternity leave for private sector workers. Now they are incensed that Walmart is saying, “no thanks.”
Earth to the D.C. council – it’s all about economics, whether you like it or not. And just to be clear, the arrogance of the District in expecting all private firms to cave to their demands hurts low-income, low-skilled workers the most. Consider the demographics of Ward 7, the neighborhood in which the two Walmart stores would have been built:
- Poverty rate: 33%, compared to 17.7% for the District as a whole. (2014)
- Unemployment rate: 13.4% (Feb. 2015)
- High School graduation rate (at Woodson High School): 60%
- Total crimes reported over 60 days (from 12/20/2015 to 01/19/2016): 388 (includes 120 violent crimes).
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