Super Wal-Mart -- Wow! > Rexroad.com

So last night on my way home from work I stopped by the Grand Opening on the new Wal-Mart in West Sacramento. I did not have my camera with me otherwise I could have shown you some pictures of a beautiful new store that West Sacramento can be proud. I would expect quite a few people from Woodland will be heading over there.

The politics of Wal Mart are interesting to me. This is a store that competes on the open market and has done well. As a result people have started shooting at them. The labor folks really dislike them. They talk about health benefits but I think it is really about the lack of union membership. If the people were paying dues we would not hear half the noise.

I happen to like WalMart but since I don't really shop - I rarely go there. Lots of people in Woodland are able to buy better goods for thier families as a result of Wal-Mart being in town. Further, I find it interesting that when Elise Wagner was here in Woodland she would often be presenting corporate checks from Walart to people that didn't want here company here to begin with.

Finally, I don't know exactly what Wal Mart pays in sales tax annually but I would encourage you to look at the sales tax revenue for Woodland in the couple years prior to WalMart and then the huge spike that followed when they opened their doors. WalMart being located in Woodland is providing services that we would not otherwise be able to afford.

Comments

By Randywave @ Thursday, June 14, 2007 1:19 PM

Too bad the Wal-Mart Super Center was voted down by our City Council. Elise (Wal-mart) did alot for our community. Her last name is Warner not Wagner, close enough. As a husband of a long time Wal-mart employee. I know first hand about the big evil giant. Actually the negatives that you hear are based on stores that are back east. My wife's health insurance is better than what I had, so I swithched to hers. Now we just need to get Gordon (new Store Manager) out in the community like Elise did. By the way..Dixon also has a Super Wal-Mart.

By Matt Rexroad @ Thursday, June 14, 2007 5:42 PM

I just got a letter from the American Red Cross Yolo Chapter. Gordon serves on their board. He is getting started.

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