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Old 04-19-2007, 12:22 AM   #1
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Map of where Walmart products are made

Pro-Walmart or anti-Walmart, here's a great visual display: a map of the countries where Walmart products are manufactured, sized according to their Walmart penetration.

http://www.benjaminedwards.net/Writi...mart%20map.htm
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Old 04-19-2007, 12:27 AM   #2
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And people call China communist.
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Old 04-19-2007, 01:06 AM   #3
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Mongolia? I didn't know they made stuff in Mongolia. I thought they just rode horses and ate stew. And grunted menacingly. Towards China.
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Old 04-19-2007, 02:10 AM   #4
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i'm a little surprised how many products are still made in the U.S.
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Old 04-19-2007, 05:26 AM   #5
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I wonder what they make in Ireland...?
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Old 04-19-2007, 05:38 AM   #6
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Old 04-19-2007, 06:08 AM   #7
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Chest hair sticking out of a shirt is always funny.
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Old 04-19-2007, 09:00 AM   #8
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Those Chinese are mighty industrious. Although, it's only a matter of time before a cheaper labor market emerges in another third-world country.
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Old 04-19-2007, 10:26 AM   #9
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The map is almost 6 years old. Wonder what today would show?
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Old 04-20-2007, 03:20 PM   #10
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The map is almost 6 years old. Wonder what today would show?
Terrorists. Lots of them.
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