It’s hard to drive through a city in the United States without seeing the trademark bright blue sign indicating you are about to pass a Walmart. With a slowly shrinking middle class, more Americans are finding themselves in need of cheaper goods to support their families. Fortunately for these families fighting off poverty, or even the middle class looking to save a few pennies, Walmarts are continuing to pop up all over the place. In fact, 90% of people living in the United States, live within fifteen minutes of one. The rise in the number of franchises has led many people to ask themselves if this is actually good for America. However, Walmart is good for America because it supplies jobs, inexpensive food, and a variety of goods to its consumers. …show more content…
According to Businessinsider.com, Walmart has over 1.4 million employees in the United States alone. That’s a lot of people who are able to bring home money to their families every day. Despite the low salary and rumors of poor treatment of staff, people need money to survive in today’s society. Working at a Walmart can be a great step for working people to get the experience they need for higher paying positions. Second, Walmart allows people to purchase food and other household items without breaking the bank. At other grocers such as Roth's or Target, people can spend well over their original budget. At Walmart, you can buy a 100 oz bottle of Tide detergent for $10.77 whereas at Roth’s, the same bottle would cost $18.57 (Roths.com, Walmart.com). When you add up all these slightly more expensive items at Roth’s, you lose a lot of money you could have saved by going to