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Originally Posted by azsunsurfer
you however must have not enrolled in an economics course nor understand the ways of our capitalist society. Globalization is one hard pill you are going to have to learn to swallow my friend. It's also unfortunate you fail to realize that this big bad development University Square will generate a greater amount of tax dollars than this Daves ever will. Bascially we could argue that Daves is impeding the hiring of additional police officers or the construction of a public park because of his greed and adherence to the greater good of the community.
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Because *corporate* globalization is happening, does not mean I have to agree with it, like it, swallow it, etc. I understand very well "the ways of our capitalist society." The rules are, the bigger man usually wins. So are you saying I should not try to make a case for local busnesses? I'm not talking about sales tax, I'm talking about the impact a business has on a community - the employees, customers, neighbors, etc. (and I'll stop short of a diatribe on how corporations affect communities in the global South who are so far away that we can't be expected to care about them, right). And as far as Dave sending the City of Tempe into financial crisis, if they're relying on the sales tax from University Square businesses to make their budget work, they're in bigger trouble than any of us here realize.
Listen, I shopped at wet paint, too. If they're comfortable relocating their shop, I don't have a problem with that. And if Dave's is comfortable selling, I don't think that's a bad thing either. I'm not against University Square. I think it could be a nice addition to the area. But they can't kick a guy out just because a couple ASU kids don't like his hot dogs.