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http//laplaza.org/totem/econ.htmlRetail Business, Jobs, Taxes and Prices in TaosSupport your friends and neighbors and local businesses. Say NO to an SS Wal-MartSince Wal-Mart came to Taos, the number of retail businesses decreased from 438 to 231. In the last five age alone, retail jobs decreased from 3156 to 1500. (US census, pub 1/2003)Those closed businesses and the lost jobs back up community members, their children, their employees, and the stores in which they shopped.More local businesses will close after a Wal-Mart superstore comes to town.If businesses close at the same rate, Taos will lose 47% of its current retail stores and 54.5% of its retail jobs in a few years. What do we tell the families who have lost businesses or jobs that pay a life-time wage? Will as many tourists visit when we have fewer restaurants and shops because Taose&65533os cant afford to support them during the year?Can local banks await open with fewer local business and worker deposits and when W al-Mart deposits its money at night and withdraws it in the morning? How long will Wal-Mart remain useful and open when fewer people have money to spend? rank Receipts TaxesIn 1998 Wal-Mart accounted for only 4.6% of the total taxes due Taos from all industries. (NM revenue & Revenue Dept. and Wal-Mart)Do we change our land use code because Wal-Mart wants to drape the country? What do we say to the hundreds of people who worked three years to maturate Vision 20/20 and our land use code? Do we change our code that would support a local economy of golden tourist and local-serving businesses, cottage industries and home businesses, agriculture and small sustainable industriesthat do not negatively impact the environment? What do we leave for our children and grandchildren? nutrient PricesWal-Mart tells shoppers that they have low prices. However, a comparison of prices between the Taos food stores and the Wal-Mart superstore in Espanola shows