Originally posted by: Skoorb
It definitely threatens their business, but those not involved with the small business will benefit from it as walmart DOES have some sweet prices.
That's just it - everyone IS involved with small business. You may be a few links away from it, but small businesses impact everyone, especially in smaller communities. As I mentioned in my earlier post, it's not just the smaller retailers who suffer, their suppliers do, too.
It might be one thing IF workers in other countries could be consumers of US-made goods, so that there really was a global exchange going on, but that's not the reality. Whatever product YOU make, or service you offer, is affected when American workers (retail or manufacturing) get laid off, or have to take jobs for lower pay.
If your manager lets you go one day, because they found someone that will do the job for 10% of what they're paying you, don't feel too bad - it's happened to lots of others. Maybe you can get a job as a greeter at WalMart, if there's not too much competition from all the other laid-off people.