Sam's

The Sam's Club on East Washington Street had been there for about 35 years.  Our family had shopped there about 30.  It abruptly closed, ending 1/26.

My daughter and I were just there on 1/10 for a routine shopping trip.  We enjoyed each other's company and all seemed normal.  Little did we know what had been doubtlessly plotted in advance.

The next morning, I was perusing local news and the headline smacked me right on the head.  'Local Sam's Clubs to close.'  I hoped against hope but 'our' store was one of them.

They closed the store and the other local one that day for 'meetings' with employees.  These folks received severance packages in the mail that day.  There was no announcement, no warning.  But the meetings supposedly were to 'help' employees plot a course for employment elsewhere.

Not only these stores, but 63 across the country and Puerto Rico were given the ax.  The excuse was underperformance.  And, Walmart was responding supposedly to the tax cuts to give bonuses and pay increases to its employees.  It turns out several other companies are cutting before sharing. 

Here is what I think.  Executive mismanagement and greed.  Cut stores cut the shares.  Am I wrong?  Hard to prove.  The deed is done.

Of course collectivists blame the President.  Nonsense.  By and large, the tax break is beneficial.  And yes, a 1,000 bucks can make a difference for many.  It disgusts me the absolute gall, arrogance of collectivists.  They want to drag us into a dark age.  More on that soon.

The above is kind of short.  Be that as it may, study and look for yourselves the results of all Trump etal are doing.  It is Restoration of the Republic.  And it terrifies and angers collectivists.  And there will always be those who still underct and overextend for a cheap out.

One other thing.

Ruthie and I went shopping the following Friday.  The lot was packed and checkout was way into the aisles.  So we stocked up. 

While shopping I checked the RX.  There was no notice, yet, for where our scrips would go.  The girl said to the far north store.  I told her how sorry and shocked I was about it all.  She smiled and said 'Imagine how we felt.'  Indeed.

Few days later my son and I drove out.  Full lot and a line all he way back to the alley.  He said it looked very soviet, as if people waited for their allotments.

I have, for years, mentioned to the kids not to be fooled by all the stuff in stores.  I said if SHTF those stores would empty quickly.  No shipments, panic looting etc would ensue.

This was a sample of what could come.

So let's restore the Republic.

We'll be ready for weal and woe.