In his article "Progressive Wal-Mart. Really." Sebastian Mallaby argues that Wal-Mart's $50 billion in discounted earnings are helping the well-being of American consumers. Malay concludes with: “If critics prevent the company from opening new branches, they will prevent ordinary families from sharing these gains are among the victims” (623). for the American shopper, but he doesn't talk about the negatives. I disagree with Mallaby's argument and the inability to get health coverage from Wal- Mart prevents these employees from sharing these earnings by keeping them in fear and poverty Since I started working in a market I realized that not only does Wal-Mart exclude its employees and the poor from sharing the earnings. Wal-Mart's low-paid employees will never share in the earnings as long as they work for Wal-Mart. Mallaby admits that Wal-Mart may treat its employees and other retailers unfairly, but as a result everyone gets to share in the $50 billion in savings that American shoppers consume every year. The pay that employees receive is the price they have to pay for low-priced goods. Thanks to the minimum wage of its employees, Wal-Mart strengthens the purchasing power of consumers. By offering American shoppers the savings they need, Wal-Mart ultimately succeeded. Wal-Mart has potentially wiped out the middle class as an employer, but employees can now work and... middle of paper.... Food 4 less allows the government and taxpayers to take care of the finances and finances of employees. medical assistance. Taxpayers are paying the price for Wal-Mart and Food 4 Less. Wal-Mart employees probably don't care about discounted earnings; they cannot afford to get health coverage. Living in poverty-stricken circumstances, workers are most likely living in small apartments, driving beat-up cars, and filing for bankruptcy. However, in the end, they fail to get low prices that they can't even afford. Even though I don't agree with this business model I have a job and it helps me cover my expenses; I have no choice. Many others in my positions are missing out on gains that we can only hope to share in the future. Critics should prevent Wal-Mart from opening new branches because ordinary families and their own workers will never share in such poverty-stricken gains.