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#135 - Has Walmart Been Good For America?

#135 - Has Walmart Been Good For America?

FromOpen to Debate


#135 - Has Walmart Been Good For America?

FromOpen to Debate

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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Apr 12, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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Walmart has long been a target for critics of corporate expansion, but does the company really deserve the scrutiny?  Some say that the big-box retailer devastates small communities by pushing out locally-owned businesses, mistreats its workers through low pay and restrictive work hours, and forces American companies  to use cheap foreign labor to produce goods at low cost.  Others point to the fact that Walmart provides countless jobs to low-skilled American workers, sells affordable goods, has increasingly become a leader in sustainability, and attracts new consumers and businesses to its neighborhoods.  Has Walmart been good for America?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Apr 12, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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