One argument held against the Chicken Ranch was that it ran off new businesses and industry by its proximity. This is most likely true.
- Outsiders in a conservative area are not likely to choose found their businesses and hence raise their families in a place with a whorehouse. It simply isn't wholesome.
Especially since the population of La Grange is almost entirely from near proximity and would have known about the Chicken Ranch.
- It is rumored that the Chicken Ranch would have brought in tourist dollars which would circulate the city. While this may be true, it would not be families or vacationers, meaning money would only be used for food and drink.
- Even if the revenue of the Chicken Ranch equaled or surpassed that of a additional businesses, the money would not have recirculated in LaGrange. As the script mentions, the girls were not welcome in town. Also, most prostitutes are in financial situations similar to Angel's, supporting children or debts.
- Additionally, the prostitutes of the Chicken Ranch were never from LaGrange itself, making the Chicken Ranch anything but a place of employment for locals.
