> More likely, they're trying to use what leverage they have as gatekeepers to a large market to extract as much benefit for the city as they can. That's as it

> More likely, they're trying to use what leverage they have as gatekeepers to a large market to extract as much benefit for the city as they can. That's as it should be. That's an optimistic view of the government. I think it's more likely the government think that saying "Wal-Mart Bad!" will help them get elected. I don't see any clear evidence from anyone here that preventing poor people from getting employment at WalMart in DC is going to improve their lives. I think the council is hurting DC. Luckily, I recently moved out of DC, so I guess if they want to go out of their way to hurt their economy and give their lost opportunities to other districts/cities instead I'm fine with that.