What is the significance of Wal-Mart's inception occurring during the counterculture revolution of the 1960s? Campus crawlers were hot in the pants to denounce our government and advance socialist ideals. Don't get the connection? What does this have to do with the presidential election and Libertarians? Here we go ?

In a moment of pure "Eureka!" capitalism, Sam Walton had the vision that small towns could support large stores. Rodgers, Ark., became ground zero in 1962. Since then the rolling juggernaut has plowed through our entire country and expanded to nearly a dozen others. With 4,400 locations worldwide and 1.3 million employees Wal-Mart is the world's largest retailer. Well good for them.

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