The Community and Walmart
In almost every community in the United States, Walmart has taken take over sales with cut throat low prices, while paying its employees the bare minimum. The superstore does have some benefits like donating to causes and give communities millions in tax dollars. However, at what point can we say that Walmart's problems outweigh the bad for example; driving out local mom and pop businesses, low compensation for the workers, and the way employees are treated. Walmart has rooted into the communities across America, it looks as though it will be here to stay.
"Always Low Prices, Always" the Walmart slogan that attracts many shoppers to buy quality products at low prices. As a member of a small town in Tennessee, …show more content…
According to the locals it included many grocery stores, hardware stores, and clothing and footwear stores. In the 2016 census, only 686 businesses remained, mainly retailers that survived sale items that Walmart does not. However, most grocery stores, hardware stores, and clothing and footwear stores are closed and just the skeletons of what was remains. Even worse than driving out small business is how Walmart treats their …show more content…
However, most of the managers are men, which is higher than any other branch. In fact, Joseph DesJardins writes “Women comprise over 70% of Walmart’s sales associates, but men hold 90% of the store manager positions. Less than one-third of all managerial positions are held by women, significantly lower than the 56% among Walmart’s competitors Target and K-Mart.” (DesJardins 426) Even more unsettling than that is the insurance that Walmart does not provided to the families of the works, Joseph DesJardins also writes “...46 percent of the children of Walmart’s 1.33 million U.S. employees were uninsured or on Medicaid.” (DesJardins 424) With all of the bad, is there any good that can come out of
In almost every community in the United States, Walmart has taken take over sales with cut throat low prices, while paying its employees the bare minimum. The superstore does have some benefits like donating to causes and give communities millions in tax dollars. However, at what point can we say that Walmart's problems outweigh the bad for example; driving out local mom and pop businesses, low compensation for the workers, and the way employees are treated. Walmart has rooted into the communities across America, it looks as though it will be here to stay.
"Always Low Prices, Always" the Walmart slogan that attracts many shoppers to buy quality products at low prices. As a member of a small town in Tennessee, …show more content…
According to the locals it included many grocery stores, hardware stores, and clothing and footwear stores. In the 2016 census, only 686 businesses remained, mainly retailers that survived sale items that Walmart does not. However, most grocery stores, hardware stores, and clothing and footwear stores are closed and just the skeletons of what was remains. Even worse than driving out small business is how Walmart treats their …show more content…
However, most of the managers are men, which is higher than any other branch. In fact, Joseph DesJardins writes “Women comprise over 70% of Walmart’s sales associates, but men hold 90% of the store manager positions. Less than one-third of all managerial positions are held by women, significantly lower than the 56% among Walmart’s competitors Target and K-Mart.” (DesJardins 426) Even more unsettling than that is the insurance that Walmart does not provided to the families of the works, Joseph DesJardins also writes “...46 percent of the children of Walmart’s 1.33 million U.S. employees were uninsured or on Medicaid.” (DesJardins 424) With all of the bad, is there any good that can come out of