Walmart’s ‘Made In USA’ Televisions Are Allegedly Made In China

[salin]

19. Perhaps the irony?

First - Walmart's business model (and outsized influence compared to other retailers), over the past decade or two, has pushed many companies to move their manufacturing jobs overseas to cheaper labor. So the campaign on "Made in the US" is a farce. This story/example is custom made for Walmart.

The below excerpt and link are from Salon circa 2013.

http://www.salon.com/2013/08/05/walmart%E2%80%99s_big_lie_no_it_doesnt_create_jobs/

But the local studies tell only part of the story. To get a full picture of Walmart’s disemployment effect, you need to look at the whole economy, not just local labor markets. Walmart is a vast and enormously powerful organization: it’s the biggest company in the country (in terms of revenue), as well as the largest private employer not only in America, but in the world. As such, it has the power to make and break labor markets.

Many writers and researchers have looked closely into Walmart’s effect on its suppliers. Here’s what they found: in its cutthroat drive for lower prices, Walmart squeezes suppliers to deliver goods at the lowest possible cost. Suppliers who resist Walmart’s relentless pressure to cut labor costs to the bone risk having their contracts canceled. Walmart’s demands have driven some suppliers, such as Vlasic, into bankruptcy. It’s forced others, like Rubbermaid, to ship American manufacturing jobs to China and other low-wage countries. Academic studies like this one have documented Walmart’s impact on employment outside the retail sector.