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Overall, I think Wal-Mart hurts a community and the US economy. While I agree that the free market allows people to choose where they work or shop, some of Wal-Marts business practices are not ethical or in the best interests of the consumer or employees. And it is the right of a company to earn the greatest revenue, or as they say in investment circles, maximize shareholders wealth, but a busines/corporation should also be a responsible member of their community and help to make their community better. This is where WalMart seems to be lacking.

The PBS show Frontline did a really good program on Walmart and if it was good for America. While I assumed PBS would find things wrong with WalMart, it was interesting. They forced Rubber Maid to lay off thousands of employees, a television manufacturer in Tennessee (I think) to go out of business and close its factory, and their marketing practice of the low price point is almost a bait and switch tactic. The web site is below:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/...

Also, WalMart has been repeatedly sued and found guilty of making employees work off the clock and not paying overtime. That is not right for any business and I cannot think of any employee who enjoys not being paid for their work. That is simple fairness.
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/ap/a...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/12/2...

Lastly, the whole issue of health insurance. I know that health insurance is a benefit that is offered as part of the entire employee compensation. However there have been reports and testimony in the Maryland senate that WalMart encourages their employees to sign up for state health insurance and pays the least of its overall revenues towards employee health care.
2002 Georgia - 1/4 of employees qualified to enroll their children in Medicaid
2004 California - taxpayers foot the bill ($86 million) to subsidize Wal-Mart employee families.
2004 Penn State study showed an increase in poverty rates with the increase in the number of Wal-Mart stores.
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In California (July 2003) a press conference given by California Assemblywoman Sally Lieber outed Wal-Mart's policy (aka scam) on Employees & Welfare. Lieber had enlarged images of Wal-Mart documents with titles such as "Wal-Mart: Instructions for Associates" that contained instructions of the procedures for applying to "Social Service Agencies." ~ Seattle PI

Once again, their is a difference between an admired company that is profitable and helps better their employees and community and a greedy company that sucks the value and resources out of their employees and communities and leaves nothing of value when they are done.