Wal-Mart is Awesome

I know a lot of you probably boycott Wal-Mart because of the bad rap they have gotten about how they lock their workers inside their stores, their negative effect on small-town communities, their anti-union activities, their distribution of sweatshop-created goods despite a cynical "Made in the USA" advertising campaign, their sexist promotion policies, that annoying smiley face mascot, etc. I wanted to take a moment to point out all the good that the company has done. Have you ever thought of how many invasive foreign plant species could be flourishing in front of their stores if it wasn't for their massive sprawling concrete parking lots? Hmm? And where else can you buy a 30-pack of generic AA batteries for $0.12? Sure, they might only be good for two or three channel changes before they go dead, but what a deal! And think of how many government social workers would be out of a job if it wasn't for all the Wal-Mart employees who need government assistance due their pittance wages? God bless Wal-Mart!^*

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^*Disclosure: The author of this post received financial compensation from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.