Sebastian Mallaby picks up the implicit elitism of Wal-Mart's opponents, pointing out that poor Americans will suffer if Wal-Mart is prevented from expanding. He's dead right (and I made many of the same arguments here). Of course, it't not just elitism that spurs anti Wal-Mart animus; a lot of it's driven by the fact that Wal-Mart isn't unionized.
Seattle columnist Neil Pierce might want to check out Mallaby's piece; it's unlikely to move him, though. He sounds like one of the lefties determined to unionize Wal-Mart, whatever the cost to the poor.
Cross posted at CarolLiebau.blogspot.com.
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