Cons of Walmart

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In America, as consumers we have the right to choose between what we decide is good for us and what's not. It's always our choice and as consumers we play a big part in America and its economy. Consumers usually spend most of their money on buying groceries and other such items in department and super stores. This plays a big part in America's economy, such stores that play a part in it are, K-mart, Shoprite, Sears, Target, and Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is one of America's biggest stores that consumers go to. Which makes Wall-mart one of America's biggest stores in the market that consumers go to. Yet there comes pros and cons of big businesses such as Wal-Mart. Many people know the pros to Wal-Mart it being one of America's biggest consumers, but not many people know the cons. Such as the violations of labor laws and gender discrimination, and taking out smaller businesses wherever they set up. One of the negative reasons to Wal-Mart would be its violation of the federal Robinson-Patman Act and any similar state law which is a law that prohibits price discrimination, as to most of its purchases of inventory, which drives many lawful and law-abiding local businesses out of business, which enables Wal-mart to lower its costs and sell at lower prices, all at the expense of its local competitors and the people who Wal-mart make their purchases from. Another reason that adds to the negatives of Wal-mart is that it's in violation of the federal and state wage and labor laws requiring Wal-Mart to pay overtime to its employees called "Associates" by Wal-Mart which enables Wal-Mart to lower its costs and sell at lower prices all at the expense of its local employees and their families. Wal-mart also allegedly uses unlawful tactics to prevent its employees from forming unions in violation of the federal Taft-Hartley Labor Relations Act and various state statutes.

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