Can't Walmart just go away?
Do you remember what the world was like before Walmart? Can you imagine a world without the retailer (again)?
My wife and I seldom shop at the Walmart in our town. (Occasionally one of our grandchildren will put something from there on a gift wish list.) However, when we’re at our family’s lake cottage, we shop regularly at Walmart—it’s one of the only options in that area. Every time we walk into the place, one of us utters some misgivings about the experience.
The globalization represented by Walmart has helped developing countries economically. But it has also contributed to sweatshop conditions in many places around the world, conditions long since outlawed in this country. Out of sight, out of mind.
