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Old 03-25-2017, 04:21 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by Bjorn_Tasty1 View Post
Also you saw the big chains profiting, while they never invested in street partys or christmas decoration to give the street a nice atmosphere. To get those chains to the city like Zara, the local governement helped them cause they wanted big brands... and doing nothing for small shop owners.
This isn't just retail. Other industries are going the same way and big companies can easily send jobs abroad or automate them. This leads to loss of jobs, more on benefits, higher government spending and lower tax revenues.
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