The obesity epidemic has been sweeping the nation for the past 5 years or so, I'd say since the release of Super Size Me and Fast Food Nation. Both of these movies/books have taken a head on stance against fast food and have effectively caused the fast food giants to start shaking in their boots. But one must ask, are the CEO's really the ones to blame? Read More »
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Fast Food Society
By Town - Posted on October 12th, 2008
Tagged: burger king
• Fast food
• fast food nation
• KFC
• McDonalds
• Super Size Me
• Wal-Mart
• Wendy's
• Shared responsibility
Wal-Mart: Retail Superstore For The Greater Good Or An Economy Domination Factor.
By astroaction149 - Posted on March 17th, 2008
Tagged: capitalism
• Economics
• goods
• greed
• money
• necessity
• Retail America
• services
• Wal-Mart
• Better future
They seem to spring up everywhere like dandelions in an unkempt garden. Seemingly endless isles of designer clothing, toys, Rubbermaid containers that come in three different color schemes, fifteen models of universal remotes, wall mounted basketball polishers, and of course…the ever popular, fully automated, electronic garbage bin with fake chrome finishing. Read More »
Go see your doctor at Wal-Mart?
By 1060601 - Posted on February 23rd, 2008
Big news. Wal-Mart will open its first in-store medical clinics by leasing out space to outside companies. The Clinic at Wal-Mart has a joint venture with Atlanta, Dallas, and Little Rock local hospital systems, starting in April. Read More »
Wal-Mart
By ladylau - Posted on February 21st, 2008
Fiber: Educate, Not regulate.
By whispers awnesty - Posted on September 21st, 2007
Tagged: Government Intervention. Governemnt and Health
• Governmental Responsibility
• health and wellness
• Healthy eating
• Nutrtion
• Wal-Mart
• Personal freedom
Government and policy is not society’s Dietary Fiber!
The High Cost of Low Price
By jetsetit - Posted on September 18th, 2007
From an entirely patriotic standpoint, Wal-Mart is the quintessential example of what a democratic country’s businesses can potentially offer for its people. It offers not only low prices, but also a wide-ranging selection of products to buy from, and almost all the normal things a person needs in one (usually) central location. Read More »
High costs low prices: Why Wal-Mart should not be supported
By norcalswim - Posted on July 24th, 2007
Tagged: corporate business
• corporate spending
• corporations
• corruption
• Illegal Immigration
• labor realtions
• monopolies
• shopping
• Wal-Mart
When most people picture prison, they don’t see endless shelves of food, clothing, toys, cleaning products, and other basic household goods, but for almost two hundred and fifty immigrants locked overnight in a Wal-Mart this was the case.Though extreme, this is consistent with the Wal-Mart corporations focus on money over people, the workers were shut in to do janitorial duties off the clock. In California there are 167 Wal-Marts, 35 Sam’s Club’s and 9 distribution centers, who knows how many people were exploited to keep these stores running. Wal-Mart’s corrupt corporate culture and unfair labor relations should not be supported. Read More »
