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Robert — 5/26/2006 5:57:45 PM (archived)

let's not overlook the naked threat of force:

Wal-Mart promises to put up a fight that will cost the city dearly.

"We think it's clearly wrong for the city to take private property for political reasons,'' said company spokesman Kevin Loscotoff, predicting that litigation would cost the city millions of dollars.

WalMart to Hercules: "Resistance is futile! We will bankrupt you!"

BTW, your characterization of this as a city using eminent domain tobully a poor defenseless megacorp is very misleading.

The possibility of the city using of eminent domain comes after the retailer rejected its offer to buy the land earlier this year,

The city tried to settle the dispute peaceably by buying the land so that WalMart wouldn't have to take a loss. WalMart's response was to threaten to bankrupt the city if it didn't knuckle under.

Any questions?

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Bay area city votes to confiscate Wal-Mart land. - Tom Brosz - 5/26/2006 5:21:11 PM
- re: Bay area city votes to confiscate Wal-Mart land. - SteveS - 5/27/2006 2:27:27 PM
- Hoist that Petard - ER - 5/27/2006 11:47:19 AM
  - Not quite - Mary Anne - 5/28/2006 4:16:06 PM
- Side note - there are no Wal Marts in Vancouver - Laurie Street - 5/26/2006 6:52:58 PM
- The rest of the story - Robert - 5/26/2006 5:45:04 PM
  - Motivation - FrankC - 5/26/2006 11:49:52 PM
    - Walmart can, too, bankrupt a community. - Mary Anne - 5/27/2006 4:29:00 AM
      - maybe you are right - FrankC - 5/28/2006 1:59:52 AM
        
        Selling out - Mary Anne - 5/28/2006 4:03:52 PM
        
        teaching people - FrankC - 5/28/2006 5:10:38 PM
      - re: Walmart can, too, bankrupt a community. - Robert - 5/27/2006 4:27:59 PM
    - "without doubt elitist" - Robert - 5/27/2006 1:19:53 AM
      - I did live in a small town. - Tom Brosz - 5/27/2006 7:11:09 AM
        
        I have too - Robert - 5/27/2006 4:00:09 PM
        
        re: I have too - Tom Brosz - 5/27/2006 6:34:39 PM
  - Not even a good try. - Tom Brosz - 5/26/2006 6:04:19 PM
    - It's really very simple - Robert - 5/26/2006 6:12:50 PM
      - Development - Tom Brosz - 5/26/2006 6:50:33 PM
        
        re: Development - Robert - 5/26/2006 8:48:49 PM
        
        re: Development - Tom Brosz - 5/26/2006 10:01:56 PM
        
        well yes - Robert - 5/26/2006 10:37:33 PM
        
        Still, and I know you disagree with me... - Mary Anne - 5/27/2006 4:01:44 AM
        
        I'm not sure why - Robert - 5/27/2006 4:14:05 PM
        
        The ruling - Mary Anne - 5/27/2006 11:30:42 PM
        
        re: The ruling - Tom Brosz - 5/28/2006 8:00:36 AM
        
        I knew you would bring that up. - Mary Anne - 5/28/2006 4:41:28 PM
        
        demographics - Robert - 5/28/2006 6:28:55 PM
        
        drawing a blank - Robert - 5/28/2006 12:58:32 AM
        
        Just vs. Legal - Mary Anne - 5/28/2006 4:58:30 PM
  - And... - Robert - 5/26/2006 5:57:45 PM
    - So saying "no" to the government is now considered a threat? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/26/2006 6:10:10 PM
      - "THE government"? - Robert - 5/26/2006 6:16:28 PM
        
        good point........... - Publilus - 5/26/2006 9:44:31 PM

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