In the 1930s FDR's wife Eleanor and his secretary of labor Frances Perkins could at least speak from the steps of the post office in company-owned mining towns about the rights of labor to organize. Even the large selection of goods and low prices provided by a volume merchandiser did not last. Wal-Mart created an even larger store 30 miles away in Bartlesville and closed the Pawhuska store. Two or three gallons of gas is a considerable expense to most Osages, who are not rich, and outweigh any possible Wal-Mart savings. Boarded up downtowns and the loss of a sense of community are an inevitable Wal-Mart legacy.
Globalization is certain to come eventually if it is of genuine benefit to the whole human race.
The present capitalist schemes are not to our benefit and should be opposed. All Rights Reserved.