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Nov 30, 2006

Comment: political rammifications for Wal-Mart

Business can taint politics, but the opposite also proved true for Wal-Mart

It’s universally acknowledged that politicians who seek to get directly involved with business while in office are looking for trouble. As recent cases show, the profit motive can be a corrupting force. But the experience of mega-retailer Wal-Mart shows that, in fact, companies have as much to fear from getting involved with electoral politics as elected politicians have to fear from getting involved with big business. In October,Wal-Mart kicked off an effort to encourage its vast

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