Linda Pall shows her lack of understanding of basic economics. We need all kinds of jobs in Moscow. Where does she think that high-paying wage earners shop? The following is from a candidate forum back in 2007. This via the Moscow-Pullman Daily News:
[Kathryn] Church asked four-year candidate Aaron Ament if he supported bringing in a Super Wal-Mart to compete with the proposed Hawkins Development across the state line.
Ament said he couldn’t speak about any specific businesses but hoped the land behind the Palouse Mall would become available for large-scale retail. He said the city should look at businesses that want to come in, “make sure they’re a fit” and use the city’s large retail establishments ordinance to manage their impact.
In the forum’s open response period, other candidates also addressed growth. Four-year candidate Linda Pall said other candidates had presented a “mistaken view … that retail jobs are the best kind of economic development.” High-paying jobs are better, she said. Four-year candidate Dan Carscallen responded that retail is good for the student labor force.
As I said, a total misunderstanding of the need for all kinds of laborers in Moscow, not just wealthy, high-paid lawyers and professors.