Vermont and WalMart

The National Historical Preservation group has placed the entire state of Vermont on a watch list because of plans by WalMart to saturate the state with superstores. Ewww!

While I usually agree with Ezra Klein - as well as Jesse Taylor - at Pandagon, I'm afraid I part ways with Ezra over this post, where I replied in comments. There is a huge difference between Costco, which offers real benefits to its employees, and WalMart, where many employees make little enough to get health insurance or even shop at their own discount store.

No, I can't go shopping easily up here, but when I do, I never go to WalMart. Strangely enough, I've managed to survive even if I pay 20 cents more a roll for toilet paper. Heh.