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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 08:04 AM Original message |
LePage sees bias against big-box stores, seeks to remove limitations |
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Shadowflash (180 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
1. Mom and pop store? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 09:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. It's a china-mart where your parents work as greeters after they had to fold their on biz. |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 01:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. way back in the old days, when people had pensions |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
2. Wow, the GOP sure does love small businesses, don't they? |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
3. This guy doesn't know when to stop digging, does he? |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
4. Let the consumer, not the lawmakers, decide whether they want big-box stores. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 09:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. wow. |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 09:33 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. What a reply! |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 09:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. On a level playing field, you might have a point. |
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donquijoterocket (357 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. that would |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 04:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. I completely agree. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 03:37 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Let the consumer, not the lawmakers, decide whether they want racism.. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 04:25 AM Response to Reply #4 |
25. Please see the documentary, |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
28. Without reasonable restraints the "people" who decide this are the politicians who run the locality |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
7. We are "biased" against terrorists and criminals too, dimwit. nt |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. What's that got to do with big box stores? |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 10:28 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. They systematically destroy local small businesses |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 10:29 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. They do NOT provide more selection - Walmart put all the local sporting goods stores in western ME |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. If it sucks so badly, why did the competition go out of business? |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. hey J |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 10:39 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. It's OK to be biased against stuff that is bad. |
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Jmaxfie1 (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
9. I feel so sorry for poor little o' Walmart, being bullied by the big bad local stores n/t |
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chelsea0011 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
12. Because gawd knows when I am Maine to shop, those damn regulations make my |
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speltwon (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. The issue isn't even getting rid of regs |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
13. I hope they put Mardens out of bidness |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 08:54 AM Response to Reply #13 |
26. There's always a market for junk |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 01:12 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. Wouldn't that be ironic. n/t |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 02:30 AM Response to Original message |
23. what happened to limited government and jobs jobs jobs |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
27. Why Do They Hate Our Freedoms? |
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