How Walmart Will Take Over (and Eventually Destroy) the World
Published by Jennifer Marre on September 23, 2008 in Opinions-
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Walmart will be the downfall of our economy, and the world… if we let it.
Everyone with half a brain knows by now that Wal-Mart is hurting our economy (as well as just about every other aspect of our country), but most people tend to ignore the problem and keep shopping there. After all, where else can you get a a pair of pants for a dollar (okay, maybe it’s more like $10, but you get my point). As long as you are getting cheap stuff today, you don’t care about the ramifications for tomorrow (you don’t even wonder why they can sell at such low prices). That, my friends, is where the problem lies. We have to take responsibility for our purchases now, before it’s too late and we can no longer afford to shop even at Wal-Mart.
So, you are probably thinking, “Wal-Mart has the best prices, what’s wrong with shopping there?” Well, what do you think will happen if Wal-Mart is the only place you and everyone else in you community shops? The rest of the stores won’t be able to compete and will go out of business. Once Wal-Mart has eliminated it’s competition, they are able to drastically raise their prices. This is all part of Wal-Mart’s evil monopolistic plot for world domination. Now you have to spend just as much, or more, than you would have paid at the stores you helped drive into bankruptcy.
Meanwhile, unemployment rates skyrocket. As people lose their jobs, they won’t be able to afford even Wal-Mart’s prices (especially now that Wal-Mart able to charge whatever they want). Some people (actually everyone, since Wal-Mart is the only place left to work) get jobs at Wal-Mart, but find they don’t even earn enough to live on. They buy what they can afford, giving Wal-Mart back their hard-earned paychecks and further fueling Wal-Mart’s dominion over the entire world.
Since almost everyone is unemployed, thanks to Wal-Mart, people can no longer afford basic utilities like electricity and water. Eventually, even Wal-Mart will go under, as they will no longer be able to turn a profit. As Wal-Mart continues to raise their prices, even Wal-Mart employees (everyone) won’t be able to buy anything. Wal-Mart will start laying people off (even though they can afford to keep everyone, and even give them a raise), as they don’t want to pay people when they aren’t getting any business. Wal-Mart care’s only about profits, though their own corporate greed will destroy Wal-Mart in the end.
Soon, even Wal-Mart goes bankrupt as there is no one left to give them business. Their own greed has become their downfall. Unfortunately, they have also taken everyone else in America down with them. You knew it was coming, but you turned away and didn’t want to believe it. Now you are without a job and about to lose your house. All for a 99 cent package of tube socks…
South Park said it best: “Don’t you see? That is the heart of the Wal-Mart. You, the consumer.” We must stop Wal-Mart from completely destroying our country before it’s too late!
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It is amazing how fast our economy can fail and big chain stores are a big part of that. Government gave the impresion that we all can work office and green jobs and let the textiles up to China.
Yes the stock market is in turmoil because of the housing crisis but what caused that was people spending more than they could afford. They could not afford it anymore because the price of everything went up and started loosing there jobs because like you mentioned small businesses could not compete with big chains. Americans also purchase items because they are cheap from Wal-Mart or other big discount stores even though they might not need them.
Take pride in American made products and be proud of what you have because it is American and not because you got it for $1.00. You can find many American made products for reasonable prices at
http://buyamerican .com
http://takeatote.com
http://madebyyankees.com
Though this is highly end-of-the-world like, this has the right idea.
After Sam Walton died in 1992, the profits of Walmart hit an all-time low. In desperation, Walmart bought foreign, cheaper goods from China. This increased their profits a ton, and put them ahead of the retailer competition.
With their prices being lower than any other retailer, the current retailers are put out of business. This is because the American manufacturers can’t lower their prices too much for the retailers, because they wouldn’t be able pay the American workers. As the retailers that buy American goods go under, the American manufacturers do too… that is unless they follow Walmart into China.
This major loss of business greatly hurts American economy. As this epidemic hits America, there are also other problems America is going through, i.e. The housing crash, GM and Ford losing profit, etc.
While the average consumer may think that Walmart is helping America with their low-prices, those consumers have no idea… Walmart DOESN’T say this on their commercials.
-> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/
There are those of us who do take responsibility and who are doing everything we can to get the word out about Wal-Mart’s obvious “Take Over. It is vitally important where ever possible we boyctt Wal-Mart. I say where ever possible because some twwns now have no choice left. Wal-Mart won’t pay a decent cost of living wages to it’s employees, and uses sweat shop workers in China to keep it’s cost low. It’s profits are made off of the backs of these people. It fires employes who even talk about joing the union. It even encourages it’s employees to go on food stamps. It takes, but it does not give back to the communities. There are countless law suits over the country for wages by it’s employees. We must not allow this to continue. We must take responsible action to stop this insidious take over. There is a DVD out that tells the whole story and gives suggestions as to how to stop Superstores from coming in to your town. The name of the video is “The Hight Cost of Low Price” Wal-Mart profits at the expense of it’s emplyes. It is operating like a tsunami sweeping it’s way across the world desroyng everything in it’s path. Low cost has it’s price. I for one do not choose to pay it. Wake up America!
I am one that is tired of the way that walmart is doing business. I will admit that when walmart came into our area that what they offered and their prices were appealing. Well we continued to shop there as thousands others did and slowly other businesses folded because they could not compete with them. Now that they have our business and we trusted them to continue they started to get in cheaper merchandise and then started to eliminate a lot of the things that we shopped there for. I am tired of walmarts practicing and have reduced the amount I shop there, and will stop going there entirely very soon. I now have to travel from 40 to 90 miles away to get the products I used to get at walmart. I only hope that others will wake up and smell the coffee before it to late. I am ashamed to say that I shop at walmart.
Protectionism and Isolationism will only be our down fall. We must learn from China and other 3rd world countries. If you cannot compete with Walmart, then learn from them. If you go out of business because you cannot compete, then that’s your own darn fault. Take responsiblity for your failures. Walmart is proving itself to be an incredible success story and its integrity is spotless.
If only people spent less time blaming and more time learning.
Walmart has done exactly what business should be expected to do. They have globalized and innovated their practices. They have survived and thrived. They’re putting out of business inferior businesses. People blame too much and do not learn. If you cannot beat Walmart, learn from them at least. They succeed because of hard work and integrity. Things that some of you do not seem to know or even understand. Too bad. It could be a better world with Walmart. But we have to learn from them.
Having said that, the issue of whether Walmart is morally acceptable or not is misplaced. This is not about Walmart. If it were about Walmart, then we would have to admit their excellence and skill in the business place. They have done it all and did so well. No, it’s not their fault. If you want to blame someone, then blame Bill Clinton or your own government. They’re the ones that changed trade agreements and essentially shipped your jobs overseas. All they did was use the opportunity in China and other countries. Many poor people in those countries are willing to work 12 hours a day, 365 days a year for no benefits. They WANT to work. Your government simply gave them the opportunity, the avenue to pursue their dreams. If you feel it’s wrong for people to work 12 hours a day, 365 days a year with little to no workers benefits, then you should bring this issue to your government and argue against it. Do not blame Walmart. This is not their fault.
Its just a system that is set up to win,by exploiting people and showing no compassion,they call it business but thats really called fraud.and someone mentioned integrity? lol
Lets avoid these places if we can.
in my old town there is just a walmart there and nothing else
its like a miserable ghost town
half of the workers are on antidepressants.
The managment are screwing the young girls then sacking them.i worked there.and lets mention again,integrity? lol
Wal- mart is evil but I have oftentimes found cheaper prices at Target, so you cannot blame Wal-Mart for everything.
wal mart = 666
wal mart = 666
ALIGHT YALL NEED TUH STOP THIS BCUZ THIS IS JUST RIDICOLOS OK I MEAN WAL MART HAS EVERYTHANG I CAN GO PICK UP SOME FRIED CHICKEN WHENEVER I WANT SO YALL NEED TOO STOP WHILE I GET ME SOME CHEETOES