| The GOOD thing about Wal-Mart is that as a corporation, they are dedicated to dealing with American companies and manufacturers as much as possible. The problem lies on the next tier, when the companies that manufacture products that Wal-Mart has been buying sends jobs overseas themselves. There just isn't as much manufacturing done in the United States period, not neccesarily that Wal-Mart is buyind foreign made products, because in most cases, the foreign manufcturers are owned by American companies.
On the whole, I appreciate that Wal-Mart tries its best, sometimes regardless of price, to push USA made products. Remember, this is a company from the grassroots of the south, where they will still look down on you for buying something made overseas. Wal-Mart gives companies who have an excellent product a steady stream of demand, especially when they negotiate exclusive deals, and can often help keep a manufacturer operating in the United States. It is just a shame when the manufacturer of that product is driven souly by capatalism, with no sense of nationalism, and sends manufacturing jobs overseas to save a few dollars, and make the company richer.
NOTE: Another thing that the supermarket workers HATE is that Wal-Mart does not hire Union members, which they of course are all apart of with this labor strike/lockout situation. I have never worked at Wal-Mart, but the people who I know have say that it is a more "close knit" type environment, that makes it more pleasant to work in.
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