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Lee Scott, the CEO of the company, reacts several times during the film in such corporate PR double-speak that he is difficult to be taken seriously. His comments are in direct opposition to many facts of the Wal-Mart investigation - so much so that he seems like a totally clueless leader or a consummate liar. The facts do not lie in this case, and the director has left them for the world to see. Wal-Mart is a deceptive, deceitful, and exploitive employer, and they get away with it because Americans do not care. It is a very sad statement about business and the state of our country.
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What Wal-Mart is:
Aggressive and low-cost retailer
Largest retailer on Earth
Known for moving into small towns and eliminating the completion.
Well known abuser of employees due to low wages and illegal immigrant issues.
Exploiter of human beings around the world to ensure low prices.
One of the biggest costs to American taxpayers in history.
Riddled with lies and deception in business practices.
Utilizes environmentally unsound business practices...
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