There is only one major national retailer willing to invest in the south side of Chicago. That would be Walmart, of course. A coalition of black ministers and community leaders have been petitioning the Chicago city government to let Walmart build stores. Chicago is one of the big, deep blue cities in America that surprisingly have rejected all Walmart stores on political grounds for decades. The result has been much higher prices paid by the poor and working classes for food, clothing and other necessities.
Barack Obama lived and was a community leader on the South Side of Chicago during the decades when Walmart attempted to provide much needed competition to local retailers. Yet he didn't lift a finger to promote the entry of this boon for the poor.
All in all a very telling insight into what our President's true values and priorities are.
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