Thanks to Economic Justice Warriors, Walmart Decided Not to Build In Washington D.C. -

Walmart just backed out of a deal that would have resulted in building 2 stores in Washington D.C.
They had announced 2 years ago that they were going to open in the poorest areas of the city
Since then, the city council has massively increased the minimum wage and added a wage-tax for all employers
Walmart decided that economic conditions for constructing and then the ongoing operations for a store in this area would be too anemic to proceed – and canceled the deal
City leaders are furious at the company

In the pursuit of economic justice, city leaders created an environment inhospitable to a business that would have (1) created jobs during construction (2) created good long-term employment opportunities (3) bring a wildly popular low-price retailer in to the city.

For reference, here are economic facts on the ground in Ward 7, where one of the stores was intended to be placed:

33% poverty rate – almost double the average within the District
13.4% unemployment rate – almost triple the national average
60% graduation rate at the local high school
388 crimes committed (120 of which were violent) in the last 60 days – more than 6 PER DAY (2 violent crimes per day)

If there ever were a neighborhood where jobs and a fantastic low-price retailer were needed, it’s Ward 7 in D.C.. Unfortunately, these residents will not be given the opportunity due to nonsense anti-business activities from their elected (overwhelmingly leftist Democrat) politicians.

H/T National Center for Policy Review