Introduction
Positive Impact
In a Community
Negative Impact in a Community
Offshoring Production
100
How much revenue does Wal-Mart average per year?
$450 billion dollars
100
Name one of the benefits Wal-Mart provides for a community
Jobs, Cheaper products, Increases sales tax revenue
100
What is destroyed by the opening of a Wal-Mart in a community
Local businesses
100
What type of countries does Wal-Mart offshore to ?
3rd world
200
How many employees does Wal-Mart employee world wide?
1.3 million
200
How does increased sales tax revenue help a community
Helps fund the government and city
200
True or False Wal-Mart employees are well payed and have lots of benefits
False, Wal-Mart employees are underpayed and have little to no benefits
200
Why doesn't Wal-Mart produce goods in 1st world countries?
Strict labor laws, and rights
300
How many Employees are Canadian?
86,000
300
True or False Wal-Mart's products are often more expensive than the competitors
False, Wal-Mart's products are cheaper than the competitors
300
How much does the average hourly worker make at Wal-Mart per year?
$18,000
300
Name two countries that production is off-shored to
Bangladesh and China
400
What percentage of Wal-Mart's locations are in Canada
3%
400
Name one type of person opening a Wal-Mart will help
Unemployed
400
Name one health benefit Wal-Mart will not provide its employees with that most other companies will?
Flu shot, child vaccinations, contraception
400
What are some things that workers are punished for doing?
Not meeting deadlines, arriving late to work
500
Wal-Mart is the 3rd largest company in the world True or False?
False, Wal-Mart is the largest company in the world
500
True or False The opening of a Wal-Mart in a community decreases sales tax revenue
False, it increases sales tax revenue
500
Fill in the Blank For every 100 underpaying jobs created in Wal-Mart, _____ retail jobs are lost at competing establishments.
50
500
True or False Workers are paid $20 a month, this is higher than the minimum wage in Bangladesh
False, the minimum wage in Bangladesh is $58 a month
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