#2 Documentary - Walmart: The High Price of Low Prices

The director of this movie is Robert Greenwald. The type of argument being used is pathos, ethos, and logos. The high cost of low prices is an informative movie of how Walmart works. Once a Walmart has been placed in a community it takes out the small mom and pop shops. It is sad to see the small mom and pop shops close down when they worked so hard for their little shops. Walmart also has bad health insurance. At times they would tell their employees to get it from the government assistance program. Walmart overworks their employees and sometimes even uses them for overtime without pay. The movie informs us that Walmart does not approve of unions. Some store managers were ordered to fire any associates if they so called suspect that they were up to something. Walmart cheats their employees over a hundred thousand dollars in overtime. Walmart had a lawsuit regarding women and treating them like crap or degraded them. This film also talks about Walmart’s environmental friendly economy are not so friendly after all. Walmart is careless about what they do with their hazardous chemicals. They import from china all the time because it is cheaper for them. In 2004, Walmart imported 18 billion from china. Walmart also imports from other countries. The company did not protect their customers. There was no security in the parking lot. A town fought for their rights and got Walmart out of their town. That is what I am talking about. Over all Walmart is not a good company for the community.