The Center for Community and Corporate Ethics, an organization opposed to Wal-Mart, has launched an ad campaign against the retailer. Their advertisement accuses Wal-Mart of costing U.S. taxpayers some $1.6 billion a year due to its low pay and benefits which force employees to seek government aid. Wal-Mart has yet to comment to the advertisement.
See "Wal - Mart Critics Launch Ad Campaign", The New York Times, April 19, 2005