"Merchandise from Wal-Mart has become as ubiquitous as……" — Charles Platt
"Merchandise from Wal-Mart has become as ubiquitous as the water supply. Yet, still, the company is rebuked and reviled by anyone claiming a social conscience and is lambasted by legislators as if its bad behavior places it somewhere between investment bankers and the Taliban."
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Charles Platt
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18 Quotes by Charles Platt
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