Not really. Walmart did not make the factories go away for instance.
Now what Walmart did do was to take advantage of the economic detritus left in flyover country as productivity gains and outsourcing started to eviscerate the jobs landscape. But Walmart was not the cause so much as they came along after and capitalized on the ruins.
Now what Walmart did do was to take advantage of the economic detritus left in flyover country as productivity gains and outsourcing started to eviscerate the jobs landscape. But Walmart was not the cause so much as they came along after and capitalized on the ruins.