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Post by deerslayer on Feb 17, 2009 9:32:57 GMT -8
An Interesting Event in Victoria, Texas
Victoria, Texas (pop. 55,000) is a town about 80 miles west of Houston.
Local Hispanic leaders there, in opposition to pending Immigration Legislation, boycotted all Caucasian owned businesses in the Victoria area this past weekend as a demonstration of their economic impact on the community. The boycott was declared a success by the Hispanic community, noting that revenue in Caucasian owned businesses was down by 19%. Business owners declared the boycott a success as well, pointing out that shoplifting was reduced by 77%, money orders sent out of the country were down by 97%, and the cost of daily clean-up and trash collection was down by 84%. Shoppers reported that they could actually the first time in recent memory, and customers actually paid for purchases with real money, not government debit cards.
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Post by Billybob on Feb 17, 2009 17:56:38 GMT -8
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Post by susan on Feb 17, 2009 23:18:17 GMT -8
:DNow ain't that just something.
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Post by deerslayer on Feb 18, 2009 8:44:48 GMT -8
:DNow ain't that just something. yep
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Post by hardcorecowboy on Mar 3, 2009 19:22:38 GMT -8
great post thanks for sharin it
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