CBS did not stop him.

[EarnedStripes44]

Lets let this hit a little close to home; Bass Pro Shops gets cake from local governments. They leverage towns against each other in exchange for store location, wringing local treasuries for all types of goodies i.e. tax breaks and/or direct investment albeit cleverly shrouded & worded. The mom and pop bait shops get no such favoritism. That is not fair, and the superstore still gets built. And dont get me started on Cabelas....

I can't emphasize how much corporations and the rich are able to manipulate the rules of the game. Rules define the civilization. I don't hate the rich and I don't pity the poor....but fair gameplay is a non-negotiable prerequisite.

[buckman]

Originally Posted by EarnedStripes44

Lets let this hit a little close to home; Bass Pro Shops gets cake from local governments. They leverage towns against each other in exchange for store location, wringing local treasuries for all types of goodies i.e. tax breaks and/or direct investment albeit cleverly shrouded & worded. The mom and pop bait shops get no such favoritism. That is not fair, and the superstore still gets built. And dont get me started on Cabelas....

They are able to do that because they bring in revenue to the community. In alot of cases it's the towns trying to extort a better deal from the developers. I'm all for mom and pop bait shops but they have little to no impact on the towns bottom line.