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John Donvan:
Why do a debate on Walmart? Why out a store in the same league as other topics we've debated like Obamacare and immigration and Russia and Syria and Trump and religion, because Walmart is much more than a store. It is America's biggest company in terms of revenue. It is the nation's biggest employer outside of the federal government. Walmart has recon figured communities, epitomized globalism, changed the way Americans spend and also the way they earn money, and been recognized as a force either that creates work or destroys work. Why debate Walmart? Because there is so much to argue about. So, let's do it. Yes or no to this statement: Long live Walmart, a debate from Intelligence Squared U.S. I'm John Donvan. We are at the Kaufman Music Center in New York City. Our debate will go in three rounds, and then our audience here in New York will vote to choose the winner, and only one side wins.
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