Wal-Mart does cause some grief for small business when they come into town but they do offer a lot of good things to the community. They can undercut the small business person's bottom line price but the consumer is the one who benefits. Anyone who is on a budget like a young family starting out depends on stores like Wal-Mart to survive in today’s economy. The small business has to raise its selling price because of overhead and the price is passed on to the consumer. I wish there was a solution to help small business but paying higher prices to keep them in business is not the answer.