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Attention Wal-Mart shoppers…

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In recent years, I have come to appreciate and admire the marvel of American logistics and ingenuity that is Wal-Mart. Unfortunately, others don’t see it in the same light. In a number of posts stretching back over the past year and more, I have written quite a bit about the ongoing campaign against Wal-Mart by labor unions and their friends in the Democratic Party . In a posting from last November, I reported:
The Democratic war against Wal Mart moves on. With the socialist-leaning party in power, one wonders if the assault on the premier American retailer/ logistics giant will intensify and begin to cause the company real damage.
As I said in this one,
Wal-Mart represents the latest target in the left’s war on successful American businesses.
Last October, I discussed the vehicle chosen by those joining in the assault: the WakeUpWalMart campaign. At the time, I was writing about the NEA teacher’s union’s joining with that group as they attacked Wal-Mart. As found on their website, one sees the union roots of the effort:

Participation in the campaign, which is organized by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW), the AFL-CIO union with primary jurisdiction for employees of retail stores, was approved by the NEA Executive Committee in May 2005 and endorsed by the 2005 Representative Assembly in July 2005.

Of course, just because those on the outside looking in say something is bad, it turns out, sometimes, when you consult people actually having firsthand information, the real story turns out to be quite different. In this post about a group comprised of Wal-Mart employees (Working Families for Wal-Mart), I pointed out:

I know several people that work for Wal Mart, and they genuinely like their jobs. Nobody forces anybody to work there.

Followed by this:

Nobody forces anyone to shop there. Imagine that- willing employees serving willing customers- What a concept!

Indeed. Did you know that Wal-Mart, under constant attack by those who always claim to be for "the little guy," saves the average American family who willingly patronizes them more than $2,500 per year? And now, for those willing customers, there’s a way to get involved and help defend the company that provides such a level of satisfaction: Wal-Mart New England’s Customer Action Network (CAN).

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That’s right. After years of relentless assaults by the labor unions and their willing accomplices in the government, Wal-Mart is offering its customers a chance to join them as they mount a defense. And why not? If paying low prices for the necessities of life– things like toilet paper and motor oil and the such– is helpful (how could it NOT be?) then it is up to those benefitting to rise up and protect the option when unfairly threatened.
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And make no mistake about the source of the threat: government. According to the website,
Wal-Mart’s Customer Action Network is a program to keep customers informed about government issues that affect Wal-Mart and its ability to provide good value for your shopping dollar.
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When government tries to limit your shopping choices, or interfere in Wal-Mart’s ability to offer Everyday Low Prices, Customer Action Network members can help by expressing their opinion.
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CAN members can get involved in a variety of ways. Opportunities to participate in petition drives, public hearings, letter writing campaigns, or even just going to the polls on Election Day can help ensure your access to the savings that Wal-Mart provides.
While I’m a big fan of citizen involvement, I still find it mind-boggling to consider the fact that right here in AMERICA, we have the need to rise up and stop our very own government from destroying the free choice of willing businesses and customers. Surely one could expect such practices and tactics of oppression against free enterprise in Putin’s Russia or Chavez’s Venezuela– but HERE? In America? Unfortunately, that is the present reality. It seems that whenever someone figures out how to manage to provide quality and pricing DESPITE the high taxes and onerous regulations in today’s America, there is someone waiting to snuff them out.
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Count me in as the pushback begins! Click here to join. As Rush Limbaugh said recently about being under assault by the US government:

Screw them!!!

I couldn’t agree more. I’m mad as hell and am not going to take it any more!
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