April 5, 2008
video continuation
I am trying to finish this video series by the end of this semester which is coming up. I only have a few more chapters. This movie really captures all aspects of the injustices of wal-mart. However, WordPress is not allowing me to post either video for some reason so I will post the links on the bottom. I highly recommend that you go and watch these chapters. This weeks video is chapters 8 and 9. Chapter 8 continues part of last weeks chapter 7 regarding overseas workers in china and other parts of the world that are working long hours, for less than three dollars a day, living in horrible conditions, told and threatened to lie when Wal-Mart representatives visit the factories. What I found most interesting was the last part of chapter 8 and chapter 9 discusses the CEO of Wal-Mart Lee Scott; his salary as CEO vs. the average salary of a wal-Mart worker per year. It also goes on to discuss the wealth of the Walton family. The material things that the Walton family has such as an apolcalyptic bunker so that the family survives when the end of the world arrives is ridiculous. The Walton family has given less than 1% of their total earnings to charity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv2AnhnwcuU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5nzMsUK7rs&feature=related
