SocraticGadfly: Dollar stores show what’s wrong with economy

October 06, 2008

Dollar stores show what’s wrong with economy

Imagine being promoted to an assistant manager at Dollar General, aka The Chinese Consulate, Retail Division, for the princely sum of $9 an hour. And, there’s the additional irony that Pam Fleck insists on driving not just an American-made car, but a Ford Taurus due to the high percentage of American-made parts, all while working at a place where, outside of foodstuffs, you’ll find it near impossible to find made-in-America items.

And, before she bought the Taurus, did Fleck check where her own small-price buys were made? Does she today? Or is it just with cars, since she is in Michigan?

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