As a child I grew up shopping at Wal-mart, like many other Americans through out their life have. The reason my family chose to shop at Wal-mart was because of it's affordable prices, however we were not aware of the costs of these low prices. The documentary on Wal-mart and it's ethics regarding employees, communities, the environment, and people in general, was very eye-opening. This was an issue of exploitation. It is exploitation in every sense, the workers are being exploited for their labor abroad as well as in the united states. Workers abroad being exploited seems like a topic that we are able to grasp more easily as it is not said to be occurring in our country which is false. American workers are also being exploited, the documentary explains how they are not receiving adequate healthcare provided by the employer, instead they are being paid low wages to be able to qualify for government healthcare. Not only is this occurring but they are also being encouraged to rely on government assistance. The system is a vicious circle in which an individuals struggle for success is that much greater.
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