As a democratic country , we set the incentives collectively let ' s not be so nave to assume we live in some kind of free market utopiaLet ' s not be naive to assume we live in a Democracy , when we actually only sorta get to collectively decide on who will represent us . We don ' t collectively vote to give WalMart and other large companies tax breaks . Those decisions are made by the representatives we elect . So yes , they should take our incentives but they ' re stupid incentives . I don ' t know enough about the specific incentives as they vary state to state , city to city to have a meaningful opinion . Have we made our country a richer , more resilient , or better place to live by offering WalMart a free frontage road while simultaneously bankrupting out traditional main streets ? I ' m going to go out on a limb and say no . Can you be more specific as to why you ' d say no ? Has WalMart , Target , Kroger , etc . done nothing to streamline retail and to reduce costs to consumers ? Can poor people not afford more now than ever ? Were Mom Pop really that much better ? Can nothing be said about the amazing distribution networks achieved by these companies ?