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Anti-Capitalist Myth

Anti-Capitalist Myth

The “trampled shopper” story that was used to smear Wal-Mart, Christmas shopping, and commerce itself is a fake. The woman who claimed to have been run over and left in the dust by shoppers anxious for a bargain is a professional victim, with 16 injury claims, 9 of them against Wal-Mart. (Courtesy of Drudge)

Hey, George Will and all the others who used this story to write tendentious anti-capitalist sermons: time for a retraction.

 

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