Wal-Mart: the Evildoer

A long time ago, when I first started hearing about the horrible business practices at Wal-Mart, I stopped shopping there. I only go there if I need something only they sell or if the money I would save is so much, I just can't look the other way. Wal-Mart uses its shear size and purchasing power to squash all competitors, small mom-and-pop stores and large chains alike. They don't offer benefits (or at least nothing comparable to what similar stores offer,) underpay their employees, discriminate against women, forbid all kinds of unions, and hire illegal immigrants even thought it's against the law. Need more reasons? Here is further proof that Wal-Mart should be ostracized:

The [internal] memo calls for Wal-Mart saving money by forcing more employees into part-time work without benefits and discriminating against the unhealthy and disabled:

To discourage unhealthy job applicants, [the memo] suggests that Wal-Mart arrange for "all jobs to include some physical activity (e.g., all cashiers do some cart-gathering)."... "It will be far easier to attract and retain a healthier work force than it will be to change behavior in an existing one," the memo said. "These moves would also dissuade unhealthy people from coming to work at Wal-Mart."

How sick is that? Discourage unhealthy people from working at Wal-Mart? Hold on a second, you already don't offer benefits, don't offer any kind of health insurance, so if I work for you, I have to pay for it all by myself. And now you tell me that you don't even want me to work for you if I'm not in perfect health? Who founded this company, Hitler?