Okay okay, I'll admit, I love shopping at Wal Mart, I love the low prices, and I love how I can get a pair of shoes, oil for my car, some charcoal, and a bunch of food all at the same store. But there are dirty little secrets about Wal Mart that makes me sick on how it works and runs.

Okay we all know Wal Mart was originally owned by Sam Walton, and the original Wal Mart lives in Bentonville, Arkansas.

I know a lot about Wal Mart from the inside out perspective. I've researched Wal Mart, by reading articles, watched the Frontline special, I read United States of Wal Mart, and How Wal Mart is destroying America and the world. My husband is a supervisor at Wal Mart, and is also aware of what goes on behind closed doors there at Wally World.

Many people in small towns, especially small towns here in West Virginia, was happy towards the idea of Wal Mart bringing in business, bringing more money to the economy, and providing more jobs. Well, I'm sorry to disappoint those who may have thought that, but those are all fabricated idea we originally considered through large companies that move into our state and town.....but Wal Mart is much different.

1. Wal Mart does bring in the people from a 50 mile radius, but it also destroyed 68% of the other businesses around it with in a 50 mile radius.

2. Wal Mart does bring millions of dollars into a town, but the second the money is handed to a Wal Mart cashier, the money is sent to a local bank, then shipped to Bentonville Arkansas. So ultimately Wal Mart is stripping the local economy.

3. Yes, Wal Mart provides 100's of jobs in each store, but for the employees of all local merchandise stores, hardware stores, grocery stores, and even small businesses such as floral shops, barbers, and bakeries, are all looking for a new job. That can greatly impact area's like my own where the work force is already suffering.

Wal Mart is taking over. When Wal Mart purchases land, 100's of acres, they re sale the land to a bank to avoid paying taxes on the land. We fellow taxpayers have also contributed billions of tax dollars relocating roads, and building new intersection, interstate exits, and basic road care, to all accommodate Wal Mart and it's attempt to dislocate traffic towards their store.

The employees (believe me I know, I live off Wal Mart checks), are paid at poverty's levels. They are encouraged to seek government benefits such as food stamps, medicaid, and financial aid for daycare. I remember at the interview the manager asking me if I received any state benefits. I think they personally prefer to higher somebody at part time who already receives state benefits so they can avoid insurance compensation.

Plus, we can never forget the 8 year old making our lamps, sewing our pillows, and hammering our picture frames together. That bothers me too.

That's just some info, facts, and opinions as to why I'm anti Wal Mart. To be honest, I was pre employed at Wal Mart (waiting for drug test results) and I would work there in a heartbeat, because around here any job you can get, you appreciate. That's just another control factor Wal Mart offers us here in Sophia.

I just wanted to share that, bored I guess.