Feb 12 2007
Wal-Mart Doc
Last night, Tina and I watched a truly amazing documentary, co-produced by a friend of mine, Sarah Feeley.
Walmart: The High Cost of Low Prices presents the truth about these small-town wrecking, employee-screwing, environment-polluting, giant box-building chain stores in such amazing clarity, that I will never go anywhere near one of their facilities again. And right now, I can’t. Because many California communities have banned them from building in this area.
There is a tremendous economic and personal cost that is paid by American communities and those around the world for every bargain-basement item we buy from Wal-Mart, and I strongly suggest you purchase, rent, or Netflix this film so that you too can hear the shocking truth. It’s almost unbelievable at first. But in the end, it all makes sense: $$$. See the movie, support mom & pop businesses, and avoid evil yellow smiley faces.
May i dissent. What about the hundreds of thousands of jobs these super super markets produce. Who hurts worse, the mom and pop shops or the rural communities where there are no jobs. I have not seen the film and I’m sure there is more to it than that but it would seem the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
Word! Down with The Beast!
Actually, Walmart has an awful track record for dealing with their employees. The design their health care package so that workers can’t afford it, and are forced to go on State health care. That is a big section of the movie. And those ads about how you can climb to the top from a checker position are total bullshit — unless you are while and male.