Sunday, November 20, 2011
Walmart
Although Walmart advertises their low prices to help lower income families or families on a budget, it comes at a price. In order to offer these low prices, Walmart pays their employees low wages, and never have as many workers as they need. They also have poor health insurance options for their employees, so they turn to the government for help. In the big picture, they are hurting our economy. They are pushing small stores out of business, and while they say they are creating jobs, they and taking away a lot of jobs at the same time. So even though they advertise their low prices, behind the scenes, they are hurting our economy more than they are helping it.
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I agree with what Elizabeth said in regards to Walmart. It is hurting our economy and is a major problem. As we have learned in class Walmart is very overlooked. Before class, I never knew that it was such an issue. It was interesting to see how many people it affects, both directly and indirectly. I could not believe that Walmart got so much money from the government and tax payers' money; it seems unfair. It also surprised me how Walmart nearly "destroyed" every town it entered and that the one California town even fought off the Walmart from being built.
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