I don't like them on some levels. Huge numbers of their workers rely on food stamps and Medicade. I am short on time atm, but here are a couple of representative links substantiating that fact. The web is full of them, from all types of sources.
http://www.aflcio.org/corporatewatch...t_tax_memo.pdf
This from an article in the Times-Picayune:
In Michigan, 15 percent of Wal-Mart workers are on Medicaid, costing the state $20 million a year, Basham said. Food assistance adds another $34 million.
http://www.nola.com/business/t-p/ind...7441080440.xml
Now, do I think that these are rocket science jobs we are talking about, and that the people should be compensated accordingly?
For the largest part, no.
However, I do think that when you are talking about one of the richest companies in the world that my tax dollars should not go to subsidize their labor costs.
WalMart should bear the costs for this kind of stuff, and if that means higher prices as a result, then that is fine. The people who will be paying the higher prices are people who chose to shop at WalMart. The costs will not be rammed down the throats of all tax payers.
Not to mention the numbers of Americans in need...truly in need...disabled, whatever...who are either not being served or are being under served by social service/govt agencies because WalMart employees are getting the resources instead.
To me, that is evil, yep.
I also see some postive things about WalMart, but while not the brightest bulb in the bunch sometimes, I do know that anything cheap comes with a price.