Wal-Mart flick reinforces suspicions in Carbondale
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Article on Wal-Mart movie written in the Aspen Times
Wal-Mart flick reinforces suspicions in Carbondale
By Scott Condon
November 15, 2005
Wal-Mart lost a few more shoppers Monday night after the screening of a new documentary that portrays the mega-retailer as the most evil of empires.
About 200 people packed into Carbondale Town Hall for a screening of "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" by director and producer Robert Greenwald. It sounded like the film was preaching to the choir in this town, where voters rejected the Crystal River Marketplace mall last year.
For example, audience members gasped in disbelief during the screening when certain statistics were released, like the fact the average full-time hourly worker at Wal-Mart makes less than $14,000 per year, or about $3,000 below the poverty level. Several current and former employees testified in the movie that Wal-Mart officials tell workers where to apply for state welfare programs.
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Wal-Mart flick reinforces suspicions in Carbondale
By Scott Condon
November 15, 2005
Wal-Mart lost a few more shoppers Monday night after the screening of a new documentary that portrays the mega-retailer as the most evil of empires.
About 200 people packed into Carbondale Town Hall for a screening of "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" by director and producer Robert Greenwald. It sounded like the film was preaching to the choir in this town, where voters rejected the Crystal River Marketplace mall last year.
For example, audience members gasped in disbelief during the screening when certain statistics were released, like the fact the average full-time hourly worker at Wal-Mart makes less than $14,000 per year, or about $3,000 below the poverty level. Several current and former employees testified in the movie that Wal-Mart officials tell workers where to apply for state welfare programs.
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