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hunter

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93. Nope, like scum in a stagnant pond, blocking out all the light to the life below.

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 12:30 PM

Apr 2016

Running a healthy economy is like maintaining a healthy pond. You've got to skim the scum off the top and keep clean oxygenated water circulating in the depths.

In economic terms that means steeply progressive taxation and the aggressive removal of corrupt officials rising to the top of our financial and political institutions.

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We had a neighborhood dilemma, stood up against it, and we lost [View all] Mira Apr 2016 OP

you can bet shanti Apr 2016 #1

They were foolish to follow through. Mira Apr 2016 #4

I hope that turns out to be exactly the case. Hortensis Apr 2016 #18

Mira, you need to start a neighborhood organiztion NOW Baobab Apr 2016 #87

Great suggestion. They need to foresee and Hortensis Apr 2016 #90

I'm guessing they will do just fine. Travis_0004 Apr 2016 #47

the family dollars around here are dumps Mosby Apr 2016 #2

Family Dollar, or Dollar Tree? Family Dollar (rips off poor people) was bought out by djean111 Apr 2016 #3

Most of my neighbors shop at Dollar Tree,as do I. virgogal Apr 2016 #43

Likely your local planning department sees your neighborhood as being poor soon. Baobab Apr 2016 #85

Aaaah,no. Our median house price is $450,000.00 and rising. virgogal Apr 2016 #112

Beware what you buy at dollar stores Doremus Apr 2016 #94

I buy bleach, name brand dish detergent, things like that. djean111 Apr 2016 #99

Blame Art Pope. alarimer Apr 2016 #5

Pope has Roses - he changed the name after protesters targeted him. blm Apr 2016 #13

I dont think he owns Save-a-Lot rather I read that he cstanleytech Apr 2016 #66

The Roses I pass here in Charlotte was changed. blm Apr 2016 #75

Heres a link article to an article that might explain it better cstanleytech Apr 2016 #76

Perhaps he thinks the Roses name is toxic in Dem stronghold counties. ; ) blm Apr 2016 #77

I kinda doubt it as Save-aLot is purely a grocery store where as Roses cstanleytech Apr 2016 #88

In a red state, big money rules. BillZBubb Apr 2016 #6

"the way things are going" They are already gone. n/t jtuck004 Apr 2016 #67

boycott ananda Apr 2016 #7

Love all the signs!!! I hope the community does not give them their business! secondwind Apr 2016 #8

Love your neighborhood signs Lifelong Protester Apr 2016 #9

I was shocked to see one open on the Great River Road in Pepin, WI, last year. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2016 #31

I agree, I dislike it Lifelong Protester Apr 2016 #96

where in NC is this bullshit going on? retrowire Apr 2016 #10

Mira - you are now a consumer malaise Apr 2016 #11

Sadly, that seems to be.... daleanime Apr 2016 #62

We have a Dollar General. murielm99 Apr 2016 #12

DG is doing what Walmart hasn't accomplished, kill off Purveyor Apr 2016 #15

i've been to a lot of them hfojvt Apr 2016 #19

The DG near my apartment is pretty clean. romanic Apr 2016 #53

Why so against Family Dollar? hfojvt Apr 2016 #14

Creatives and artists are probably our last hope. xfundy Apr 2016 #16

What really stinks is that if a boycott suceeds the empty eyesore is left csziggy Apr 2016 #17

Like that idea!!! 2naSalit Apr 2016 #22

Or a market that is a co-op. Those can really thrive. n/t cui bono Apr 2016 #34

K&R Jeffersons Ghost Apr 2016 #20

This op hit home. ridgenvalley Apr 2016 #21

Family Dollar should change thier name to "The Family Takes Your Last Dollar". They're not really Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #23

They have highly toxic products also. glinda Apr 2016 #27

And outdated food. Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #28

Outdated GMO chemical food womanofthehills Apr 2016 #108

In bpa lined cans and bpa ladened plastic containers. Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #109

This kind of thing happens when sulphurdunn Apr 2016 #24

I fail to see how one Family Tree store "costs more in community services and decline in quality of WinkyDink Apr 2016 #26

Try and see this: sulphurdunn Apr 2016 #39

"Subsidies to low wage workers?" 1939 Apr 2016 #80

Low wage workers sulphurdunn Apr 2016 #92

I presume the site is legally zoned for this store? As you noted, the "acceptable" flower store WinkyDink Apr 2016 #25

Ooh, ouchy poo. ridgenvalley Apr 2016 #29

Oh, pipe down. I spent my youth and career in my same small town; I know perfectly well and WinkyDink Apr 2016 #73

Times change. You got that right. ridgenvalley Apr 2016 #95

And don't ever tell me to "pipe down." ridgenvalley Apr 2016 #98

Yes, the appropriate zoning was in place Mira Apr 2016 #35

The problem may also be with state law shrike Apr 2016 #86

Not that I have a stake in the NC situation mdbl Apr 2016 #69

Everytime you shop at a chain you are sending money out of the community fasttense Apr 2016 #71

While perhaps true, this isn't exactly a new phenomenon in American business. Yes, I grew up WinkyDink Apr 2016 #72

In many states 1939 Apr 2016 #81

That's Wally World's M.O. KamaAina Apr 2016 #97

You missed my point 1939 Apr 2016 #103

I'm wondering how the zoning is for signs. noamnety Apr 2016 #89

Yeah ... FUCK the community .... Trajan Apr 2016 #102

But people will shop there out of necessity. stopbush Apr 2016 #30

The most infuriating part to us is Mira Apr 2016 #33

Read "Kelo v. City of New London" Baobab Apr 2016 #91

Yes, I see people here loading up at the Dollar Store and Big Lots Warpy Apr 2016 #57

That's really not a $16 billion bully issue matt819 Apr 2016 #32

"Big companies build and buildings grow, or die": Yeah.. like sharks . . . n/t annabanana Apr 2016 #78

Nope, like scum in a stagnant pond, blocking out all the light to the life below. hunter Apr 2016 #93

I'm sorry greymouse Apr 2016 #36

I guess I would say that organizing a boycott would be the next step bluestateguy Apr 2016 #37

Much of their crap ends up in the trash felix_numinous Apr 2016 #38

They will close that store maindawg Apr 2016 #40

Lost the battle. But we'll win the war. navarth Apr 2016 #41

And Dollar stores attract the poors. Can't have that. AngryAmish Apr 2016 #42

Oh,my ! virgogal Apr 2016 #44

Because artists are so wealthy bluestateguy Apr 2016 #45

Post hoc ergo prompter hoc... and irrelevant as well. LanternWaste Apr 2016 #100

The artists are the poors womanofthehills Apr 2016 #107

I feel like I'm missing something here. Promethean Apr 2016 #46

Oh no. The flower shop moved to larger quarters Mira Apr 2016 #55

Please help me to understand. I must be missing something. Promethean Apr 2016 #58

So you would have no problem with a beautiful flower shop being replaced by klook Apr 2016 #63

But it's not being replaced mythology Apr 2016 #74

The problem is a large chain store replacing mom and pops passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #68

The Dollar Store has ruined my small town in NM womanofthehills Apr 2016 #104

Walmart has done that to so many small towns passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #105

Dollar store will probably carry some food items - but watch out for chemicals Baobab Apr 2016 #111

Help me understand, as I'm, missing something as well.... LanternWaste Apr 2016 #101

Not from what I read. Igel Apr 2016 #114

If your city council didn't help you then you must not have a coalition large enough to scare them. TeamPooka Apr 2016 #48

You tried mcar Apr 2016 #49

Fighting a shitty chain is worth it, regardless of the ultimate outcome Victor_c3 Apr 2016 #50

Many years ago, Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2016 #61

signs are beautiful. oldandhappy Apr 2016 #51

Mira - I see another big co. doing the same thing mike dub Apr 2016 #52

I always heard 1939 Apr 2016 #83

And Family Dollar is NOT a franchise. CaptainTruth Apr 2016 #54

Oh, the memories! raven mad Apr 2016 #56

I rarely go into any dollar store unless under duress arikara Apr 2016 #59

You are so right womanofthehills Apr 2016 #106

May the people prevail. zentrum Apr 2016 #60

The homogenization of America continues & will not stop until every community looks like the RiverLover Apr 2016 #64

Creative problem solving! rosesaylavee Apr 2016 #65

We have one right around the corner in this quiet little area where we live. anniebelle Apr 2016 #70

I would love to live in your neighborhood. n/t FourScore Apr 2016 #79

What a wonderful comment. Thank you. Mira Apr 2016 #82

Just be thankful they did not use eminent domain and tear your neighborhood down! Baobab Apr 2016 #84

Although many people in our town were against the Dollar Store womanofthehills Apr 2016 #110

Now they often take peoples homes to give to real estate developers Baobab Apr 2016 #113