Walmart

When it comes to Walmart, I am very torn. There is no doubt in my mind that it is a corrupt, evil company responsible for violating worker's rights at home and abroad. I also see the impact that Walmart is having on small town America, and think that it is terribly sad, but I also see why consumers keep going back. For families in this economy that are struggling to make it from pay check to pay check, Walmart makes the difference between a full pantry and having to tell their kids that they won't be having hot meals anymore. We can't afford to keep the Walmarts around because of what they are doing to our economy, but we can't afford to break the corporation up because of what it would do to middle and lower class America. Instead, I think that government action to help the struggling workers around the world is the best that we can do right now. Whether we like it or not, Walmart has become a necessary evil within our economy, and so all we can do is lessen the burden on workers victimized by the corporation.