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TomSlick

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22. I hope your post was misunderstood.

Reply to DTRV (Original post)

Sat Jun 19, 2021, 11:53 PM

Jun 2021

I assume you know that Walmart is a publicly traded company and that anyone is free to buy stock.

Please help us understand what you are saying. Are you suggesting that some companies are too large to be controlled by majority stockholders? If so, what are you suggesting as the alternative? Please explain.

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Wal-Mart Should Be Publicly Owned By Its Consumers Like The Green Bay Packers [View all] DTRV Jun 2021 OP

That doesn't even make sense. Demsrule86 Jun 2021 #1

The Walton family own 14 percent of the Walmart stock jimfields33 Jun 2021 #2

The consumers, pretty much by definition, don't 'own' any businesses Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #3

This is why republicans call Casady1 Jun 2021 #4

No, a post on a message board is not why republicans call Mysterian Jun 2021 #10

Also a poster with less than 100 posts calling out a post as evidence we are communist alphafemale Jun 2021 #28

Silly ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #5

Yes. Just by the by, noting that China cancelled its national healthcare system. Hortensis Jun 2021 #25

Better Yet wallingfordfc Jun 2021 #6

that's a great idea!! Someone oughta rush out and make that happen. WarGamer Jun 2021 #12

Fishing for trolls Pisces Jun 2021 #7

Walmart (stock symbol WMT) is a publicly owned campany NCjack Jun 2021 #8

Including employees, who can auto purchase stock by deductions Hortensis Jun 2021 #26

What are you smoking? we can do it Jun 2021 #9

You couldn't be more wrong. WarGamer Jun 2021 #11

FED-MART! snort Jun 2021 #13

I think there are less disruptive ways to achieve simular outcomes. crud Jun 2021 #14

Sometimes someone comes up with a great idea, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2021 #15

I'll bet you're not getting the response you were expecting. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2021 #16

All businesses should be co ops. I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2021 #17

Are you saying that my trucking business should be a co op? MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2021 #18

The employees you use I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2021 #19

My emplyees, which consist of one, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2021 #21

Hunh? StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #20

I hope your post was misunderstood. TomSlick Jun 2021 #22

Ha! My wife and I are part owners of many companies. Including the one we work at. GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #23

For $135.17 BGBD Jun 2021 #24

Redistribution of a different sort is proven to work: thru taxation and regulation. Hortensis Jun 2021 #27