Why is walmart good for america?

As the largest retailer in history, it's no surprise that Walmart is the target of both vicious attacks and effusive praise. According to its own website, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates more than 8,000 stores, employs more than 2.1 million people, and sells more than $400 billion worth of goods in every year. read more

Why Walmart is Good for America 21 November 2009 WUPR 4 Comments alex hoogland, From the Magazine, katrina, walmart As the largest retailer in history, it’s no surprise that Walmart is the target of both vicious attacks and effusive praise. read more

The pro-Walmart debaters pointed out that Walmart’s done a lot of good, for example: Walmart saves a typical American family of four about $2500 a year. That’s about what a family of four gets from the government in food stamps. That makes Walmart a major antipoverty force in the United States. Walmart is the single most important pipeline distributing wealth from rich countries to poor countries. read more

Walmart is good but it must be concentrated. I know that Walmart creates many jobs and gives families who are more in need of low prices but I think Walmart should take down some of their stops. I think that it is good if there are a few in one area but not an extensive amount making it so that there can be no competition. Thats all. read more