After reading the article and seeing the two opposing points of view I would say the more accurate of the two comes from the Democratic staff of the House Education and Workforce Committee. The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation states that the entry of Wal-mart stores into Southern California would be beneficial to the local economy from the perspective that, because Wal-mart offers such competitive and low prices, savings would be redirected to other parts. of the local economy which, in turn, would create more local jobs in excess of what Wal-Mart would bring with it. It further argues that the negative effects of Wal-mart's entry into the local economy would be negligible compared to the benefits, especially since it would take Wal-mart a long time to develop a considerable market share and, together with the idea that Wal-mart L he negative impact on the ability of other grocery stores to operate would prove positive for their consumers and taxpayers overall because of the additional sales taxes the stores would generate for the area. But this opinion on Wal-mart's impact does not look very deeply into how these recently introduced low prices are achieved which, if introduced into the local market, could have devastating effects other than those expected. Democratic staffers on the House Education and Workforce Committee argue that introducing Wal-Mart stores to Southern California would have a destructive result on the local economy, particularly because of the intense competition they would bring to the area and that it would break the backs of other grocery stores and specialty goods stores that Wal-Mart also explains how the treatment of its workers would have a negative impact on tax revenue and surrounding businesses. They identify many legal issues the company is currently mired in nationwide: cases that include issues related to worker benefits (particularly health coverage), worker wages, sex and disability discrimination, hiring workers illegal, unsafe working conditions, participation in international human rights violations. , misuse of child labor and work stoppage violations. As I stated before, I would have to agree that Wal-mart has a much more destructive presence than it does to help communities because the opinion of the Democratic staff on the House Education and Workforce Committee has makes more sense than what I've seen as a consumer and as a former employee of the company.