Not only has Walmart run out of business the family-owned stores that exemplified the American Dream, they’ve taken jobs away from blue collar people who used to work in U.S. factories. (Virtually everything at Walmart is made overseas for almost nothing.)

In spite of being among the world’s richest companies, Walmart tells its workers to get medical benefits from the government rather than give them a health plan. We’re talking about thousands, even ten thousands of Walmart employees, sucking up welfare funds per state.

Did I mention the fact that Walmart spies on its employees (who can’t even eat together in the lunch room) for fear of unionization? Or all the rapes and murders that happen in Walmart parking lots while the stores are using security cameras *inside the stores* to ensure that workers don’t talk to one another?

I remember when shopping in Elgin meant going downtown and buying American-made products from salaried salespeople at Ackemann’s and Spiess. My aunt, who worked in one of those stores, was able to take her kids to the doctor if they got sick. Now Elgin’s gone to hell with the rest of suburbia.