jmancuso Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 watch frontline on channel 8 this comming tuesday, the show is about wal-martis wal-mart good for america?.all i have to say that i haven't shopped at a wal-mart in years will never and sam walton would be rolling in his grave if he could see how his company turned out - totally not what he would have wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 Any reactions from those who watched this program?The outsourcing of jobs to China (due to pressures from Wal-Mart to force manufacturers to supply goods at an artificially low price) was the main issue addressed, and the numbers are sobering. How can this trade imbalance be good for America? I wish Frontline had had more than an hour to examine other issues Wal-Mart has had on America; there wasn't time to address the effect it has had on smaller communities, product choice, and their employment policies.On the positive side, one cannot help but admire the way Wal-Mart has streamlined inventory control and anticipated of consumer desires and needs. Their efficiency is to be admired; the preditory tactics, not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 I missed it on PBS last night. At least Wal-Mart has stopped the deceptive "Made in the USA" advertising they were running about a decade ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted November 18, 2004 Author Share Posted November 18, 2004 Well, it just reinforces my believe that Walmart is just plain bad for America. Ricco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtmbin Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 The entire show can be watched online starting Friday athttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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