Comparision between Wal-Mart and GM

In the article “Local Power can change Wal-Mart” there is great concern for the negative affect that Wal-Mart has on local economies. Wal-Mart has forced U.S. companies to manufacture items once produced in the U.S. over in China. Therefore, those workers in the United States have been left without a job. Wal-Mart has gotten so out of hand that at one point they almost forced Rubbermaid a U.S. company out of business, Wal-Mart would not sell Rubbermaid products unless they sold the products to them at a much lower price. Rubbermaid had to consent and it moved its production overseas, these people want to educate people on the ramifications of shopping at Wal-Mart.
In the documentary “Rodger and Me” one is given a glimpse into the life of the General Motors employee in Flint, Michigan after being laid off by the auto giant. We see the ex-employees houses being repossessed by the land lords there is even one taking place on Christmas Eve. It turns that C.E.O. was moving the jobs to Mexico. The towns where GM was doing the laying off were devastated by a peak in crime, because there was no other industry in these towns. The small business die out as well because there was no one to buy their goods, it is a ripple affect on the entire community.
In both these accounts there is a concern for the American workforce and the future. We should have a greater concern for the consequences of what we buy and where we shop, we are hurting ourselves in the long run. The affect on the community that the two businesses have had on these towns where they either were or are can be devastating. Many people have suffered from these businesses and left with no way out of the trouble.