Fact Checking "Big Box Mart" in 2022

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This video is a "Fact Check" of the 2007 JibJab YouTube video "Big Box Mart" which can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKv6RcXa2UI&t=5s

This video is not a sponsored video and neither the content creator nor the channel was compensated for the discussion of the Epic Water Bottles being given away.

Links to data sources:
Walmart Sales 2006 - 2022
https://www.statista.com/statistics/183399/walmarts-net-sales-worldwide-since-2006/

Data from National Retail Federation
https://nrf.com/resources/top-retailers/top-100-retailers/top-100-retailers-2022-list

American's Credit Card Debt
https://www.lendingtree.com/credit-cards/credit-card-debt-statistics/

Self Storage Industry Data
https://www.sparefoot.com/self-storage/news/1432-self-storage-industry-statistics/

US Imports from China 1980 - 2022
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/imports-from-china

BLS - The Fall of employment in the manufacturing sector
https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2018/beyond-bls/the-fall-of-employment-in-the-manufacturing-sector.htm

BLS Employment Trends in retail trade 2010 - 2019
https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-10/employment-trends-in-retail-trade-2010-19.htm

Walmart Stores
https://www.statista.com/statistics/269425/total-number-of-walmart-stores-in-the-united-states-by-type/

Walmart and McDonald's among top employers of Medicaid and food stamp beneficiaries
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/walmart-and-mcdonalds-among-top-employers-of-medicaid-and-food-stamp-beneficiaries.html

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#job loss
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#downsized
#self storage industry