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A Third Wal-Mart Is Coming

A Third Wal-Mart is Coming By Elton Camp Two Wal-Marts in this town ought to be enough Having a third one to open is going to be tough Especially since a Sam’s Club we’ve already got That’s why the local merchants pants are in a knot The new location is in the midst of existing stores Most very well may be forced to shut their doors With such a giant, how can they possibly compete No way Wal Mart’s “always low” prices to meet The roads in that area are barely adequate now But they must handle Wal-Mart’s traffic somehow The new store is next to a residential neighborhood To introduce noise and even crime it easily could Why, to open another big box, is Wal-Mart in a rush Is the real motive any possible competition to crush That an existing Wal-Mart is only four miles away Causes many, words such as these to have to say Those who are likely to be forced out of a living Perhaps Wal-Mart, low-paying jobs will be giving

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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