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Wal-Mart, Socialists, and Me

By Philip Klein on 11.17.05 @ 12:06AM

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A genuine socialist in the audience backed me up, saying that 99 percent of people don't get promoted in capitalism, and that the ones who do have MBAs from Columbia University. (If only he knew that one of my partners who was in the room does, in fact, have an MBA from Columbia and works for a leading Wall Street investment bank).

As the discussion came to an end, the leader of the group encouraged everybody to attend an upcoming rally outside of a Wal-Mart in Long Island.

He acknowledged that there were a lot of challenges to keeping Wal-Mart out of New York City. For instance, he said that when handing out anti-Wal-Mart fliers, he has been confronted by a lot of people who actually want a Wal-Mart in their neighborhood "because they want to buy cheap underwear." Heaven forbid!

When my undercover operation came to an end, I enjoyed getting home and having a close shave (with a Wal-Mart purchased razor blade, of course).

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