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RKP5637

(67,031 posts)
4. I ended up going to Walmart for a couple of mine. Not my favorite place, but actually the one here
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 09:06 AM
Feb 2016

is nice and the people were friendly. My one prescription was 1/3 the price there only because at least for this pill they did honor the GoodRx coupon I got online from GoodRx.

When I was a kid we had all kinds of local small businesses, great owners and a nice community. I was looking at that area online recently and it's been devastated over the years. The stores that used to be quite nice are now deserted, many are falling down. Even the local banks have closed and are falling apart. Some of them were grand buildings, all marble inside, nice artwork, just very nice buildings, now in shambles.

There were also some major manufacturing companies in the area with thousands employed. The have moved out of the country and the one remaining plant now has under 1,000 employees whereas there used to be thousands employed.

Most of the homes are deserted and many are falling down.

It eludes me what TPTB are going to do in the US. I do think most of them are clueless and in politics for money and a good ride.

And when people vote, it's like they have no conception of what is going on and what the agenda is of the people they seem to love.

I'll stop here!

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