Does the multibillion dollar corporation Wal-Mart really care about its customers, employees, and your community? Documentary directed Robert Greenwald says no, and so do I.

This film goes in-depth to see how Wal-Mart really operates, and let me tell you, it’s appalling. It starts out telling a story that most of us already know: that small town ‘mom and pop’ businesses are being put out of business by a new Wal-Mart entering their town. But it doesn’t stop there. It continues on how its employees are being treated, in America and in overseas sweatshops; how it bullies small town governments; rips off the state and federal government; how it’s careless with the environment; and the personal testimonies of former employees. It is overwhelming. It’s a little slow at the beginning but nothing to worry about.

One of the most shocking examples from the film is how Wal-Mart pays its employees so small a wage that they (the employees) can’t afford to live, so to “help” them out, the store managers are trained to turn their employees on to government programs, such as Section 8 housing, which is clearly taking advantage of tax payers dollars; they even help the employees deal with all the paperwork.

There’s not much else to say. I could go on and on with details about this film but I’m only going to give this one. The rest you you’ll have to see it for yourself. This is a film everyone should see, especially if you live in small town America.

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