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Depaysement

(1,835 posts)
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 03:30 PM Feb 2016

Sirota: Walmart's Billionaire heiress just dumped $353,000 into the "Hillary Victory Fund"

Clinton’s 2016 campaign has numerous ties to Walmart. Most recently, Walmart heir Alice Walton donated $353,000 to the “Hillary Victory Fund,” which is backing her presidential run, a Walmart lobbyist held a Mexico fundraiser for her and the consulting firm of her campaign’s top strategist lists Walmart as a client. Before that, Clinton was a member of Walmart’s board in the late 1980s and early 1990s. As PBS Frontline documented, that was when Walmart began offshoring its supply chain to China. A recent study by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute (EPI) estimated that Walmart’s shift to China ended up eliminating more than 300,000 manufacturing jobs in the United States.

http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/despite-walmart-ties-support-free-trade-hillary-clinton-touts-commitment-2323480

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Sirota: Walmart's Billionaire heiress just dumped $353,000 into the "Hillary Victory Fund" (Original Post) Depaysement Feb 2016 OP
Only about a quarter each from every man woman and child lostnfound Feb 2016 #1
When the government subsidizes the business... Android3.14 Feb 2016 #3
She is just buying her way out of Hell SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #2
The Drunk n2doc Feb 2016 #4
She'll be sorry she gave Hillary any money because it's not dae Feb 2016 #5
lol - good one! TheDormouse Apr 2016 #9
Clinton and the Wal-Mart family (the Waltons) dr60omg Feb 2016 #6
353K? Are we sure it didn't just fall out of her purse at lunch? n/t winter is coming Feb 2016 #7
Hillary was broke last week. There was news that the Hillary Victory Fund was being funneled DhhD Feb 2016 #8

lostnfound

(16,177 posts)
1. Only about a quarter each from every man woman and child
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 03:33 PM
Feb 2016

...that works for Walmart in the U.S. In case anyone was curious.

 

Android3.14

(5,402 posts)
3. When the government subsidizes the business...
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 03:39 PM
Feb 2016

When the government subsidizes the business by paying the employees public assistance, a quarter is a no-brainer investment.

Release the transcripts!

dae

(3,396 posts)
5. She'll be sorry she gave Hillary any money because it's not
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 04:17 PM
Feb 2016

going to help her. Everyone knows Secretary Clinton cannot be bribed. However Ms. Walton, if you call the Foundation, she can send Bill or Chelsea by and pick up the check.
Otherwise, she will be forced to Bentonville and tell you to "Cut it out!"

dr60omg

(283 posts)
6. Clinton and the Wal-Mart family (the Waltons)
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 04:50 PM
Feb 2016

What else is new? Why don't people engage in the time to find out what is true and factual from what is spin etc ... a lot of stuff that you find when just searching the internet is spin ... go back to archives (many are online) to the different places and different times ...

DhhD

(4,695 posts)
8. Hillary was broke last week. There was news that the Hillary Victory Fund was being funneled
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 06:12 PM
Feb 2016

away from the State Democratic Parties and to the Clinton Campaign through the DLC run by DWS. Hillary is in London England, fund raising. She has several more London fund raising events on her schedule.

http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/270406-hillary-fundraising-shifts-to-london-with-vogue-editors-help

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