I was a little apprehensive about writing what seemed like a simple film review. Now, I realize the title only scratches the surface of the depth of the criminality that is portrayed rampantly throughout the movie. The movie I chose was Walmart: The high cost of low prices. I’ll admit I’m not a fan of Walmart, I rarely shop there but I know many small towns that have no other option but Walmart. Walmart is the poster child for “Corporate Plutocracy” (Rothenberg, pg. 555).
The movie begins with the CEO of Walmart giving what seems like a motivational speech. He’s touting the contributions that Walmart has made to the economy and how solid the company is. His speech then takes a turn, he starts talking about how they have inspired fear and …show more content…
To a certain extent you could say these people are truly in bondage to this company because all of their money goes back into Walmart to just buy food to feed their family. One employee spoke of the health care being so outrageously high that she couldn’t afford to pay for it let alone use it. Walmart has openly encouraged its employees to access state Medicaid and other programs and their policy is that it’s not their job to provide these services for their employees, the state can do it. One gentleman said that it was so humiliating to go ask for state for help when he had a job but it wasn’t enough to even provide for his family so he had no choice. Walmart made 240 billion in sales but can’t give a quality health care to their employees. The number of workers that are on government assistance is sobering and a true testament of the capitalistic monster that Walmart has been allowed to become. One quote from the book really hit home, it stated “people with a lower income run the risk of insufficient medical care, homelessness and job security they have less opportunity for education, recreation and travel and comfort” (Rothenberg, pg. 557). Walmart is intent on doing whatever it takes to make the most money they can and disregard the expenses to