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No, but other stores are not allowed to sell on base, correct? Same principle. Your claim is that Walmart destroys the smaller shops by having extremely low prices. Well, the PX, Commissary, etc don't HAVE any competition because they are not allowed (military anti-trust suit anyone? LOL)
Some of us smaller towns do not have much of a choice as to where to get some items. Yes, I could drive 30 minutes each way to go shopping for fabric or thread - or I could drive 5 minutes to Walmart (and the fabric stores in town closed LONG before Walmart arrived). We also have other chain stores that many people prefer to shop, with some items being cheaper at these stores than at Walmart. Some things I HAVE to order online if I really want them as NONE of the stores in town carry them.
Am I going to move to a larger town so that I can have many different chain stores to choose from, or live in the town that I rather like where I have to occassionally shop at Walmart because it is not worth the time and money to shop in a different town? Oh, and by the way, my brother worked part-time at Walmart while in high school and most of college and made rather good money. I work at a bank and see the checks of some of the full-time employees - more than I'm making that's for sure! My mom's best friend also happens to be a District Manager for Walmart.
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