Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for June 20, 2009

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    pouncingtiger  almost 15 years ago

    Today’s society in a nutshell.

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    LordDogmore  almost 15 years ago

    Yep, that just what I was thinking as well.

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    vasgar1  almost 15 years ago

    yeah, my favorite restaurant had to close down, Burger King thrives right beside it…

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    Hugh B. Hayve  almost 15 years ago

    A good one was when I lived in Cleveland, everywhere I looked was large and extra-large clothing shops, but to find a bookstore you had to travel halfway across the city.

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    -Saint-  almost 15 years ago

    It seems to be a Time of the Signs…maybe Mom & Pop can start such a business!

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    Superfrog  almost 15 years ago

    Banks only come in 2 flavours. ‘Necessary Evil’ and ‘Just Plain Evil’.

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    stewartava  almost 15 years ago

    So profoundly sad,.. but true. As usual Mr. Miller is “right on the money”.

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    MarcelloIto  almost 15 years ago

    Reality is something cruel and sad, but unfortunately is real…

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    GROG Premium Member almost 15 years ago

    Reality bites

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    paulawalla  almost 15 years ago

    Instead of griping about it - let’s all go out and frequent our home town businesses!

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    Nighthawks Premium Member almost 15 years ago

    burger king didnt get a bailout, they just have better advertising, and have enough financial backing to survive an economic downturn….. it IS all in the marketing..EMET is so right

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    carmy  almost 15 years ago

    So sad. Mom & Pop’s are so much better. They often have items you can’t find anywhere else.

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    ninmas  almost 15 years ago

    i hate the economy!

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    dsped  almost 15 years ago

    I second that, Paula … shop locally!!!!

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    Nelly55  almost 15 years ago

    our little podunk town (which I love) is slated to get a Wally World (walmart).

    there goes all the cool little shops in town.

    there goes a slice of heaven

    :(

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    Varnes  almost 15 years ago

    Nelly, Michigan has a Podunk. it’s near Hastings..which is near Kalamazoo, which is south of Grand Rapids…

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    GrinfilledCelt  almost 15 years ago

    Is there a WallMart there, Dracip?

    It’s so comforting to know that after all the local groceries, hardwares, restaurants, etc have all closed down and no one has a job anymore; the banks will still be there. [/sarcasm]

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    lazygrazer  almost 15 years ago

    A very good statement about a very bad state of affairs, Wiley.

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    Varnes  almost 15 years ago

    GrinfilledCelt, not yet, believe it or not Podunk is in the middle of nowhere, with very little population. Yeah, I know, give it time. But as it stands, now, the “metropolitan area” of Podunk could fit into a WallMart. BTW, have you met my uncle, GinfilledCelt?

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    MurphyHerself  almost 15 years ago

    Well, let this scare the pants off you: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090614theamericanempireis_bankrupt/

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    D-i-c-e-R  almost 15 years ago

    The US goverment is controlled by BIG business. They are one and the same. The rich continue to get richer and the powerful continue to stay powerful.

    US gov = BIG bus BIG bus = US gov

    We have seperation of church & state. We need seperation of capitalism & state.

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    steverinoCT  almost 15 years ago

    “burger king didnt get a bailout, they just have better advertising, and have enough financial backing to survive an economic downturn…”

    The reason BK is thriving (and Wal-Mart, for that matter) is no one can afford the pricier restaurants or stores. Those “value menus” aren’t loss leaders any more– more like the whole meal!

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    theIrishman  almost 15 years ago

    Ouch!

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