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Re:Americans Have No Idea What the Supply Chain Is by satellites on Sunday October 03, 2021 @04:01AM (#28735387)
I’d wager they like job security better overall, they just respond strongly to the flashy cheap knicknack in the moment. We really don’t need more cheaply made junk in the world.
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Re:Americans Have No Idea What the Supply Chain Is by Fricken on Sunday October 03, 2021 @07:34AM (#28736357)
America chose Wal-Mart over main Street in the 90s. Cheap shit > good jobs.
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Re:Americans Have No Idea What the Supply Chain Is by nescioquid on Monday October 04, 2021 @11:09AM (#28747682)
More like cheap jobs make cheap shit from Walmart attractive.
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Re:Americans Have No Idea What the Supply Chain Is by satellites on Sunday October 03, 2021 @11:15AM (#28737816)
In many areas of the country, the pendulum is swinging in the opposite direction. Malls are dying and downtowns are rising again.

America chose Wal Mart and then regretted it. The death of Main Street and the associated economic insecurity was a contributing factor to Trumpism, even if the people voting that way didn’t explicitly realize it.

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