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JimboBillyBubbaBob

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1. These folks operate...

Reply to FourScore (Original post)

Sun Nov 24, 2013, 10:49 AM

Nov 2013

8500 total stores. At $904,542 per store in subsidies for employee wages in the form of benefits, this isn't personal welfare. It is in reality corporate welfare. It is way past time to get up off of that $4.5 that is the difference!!! If the taxpayer is supporting this, let's take our cut directly from Walmart.

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No thanks to Walmart [View all] FourScore Nov 2013 OP

These folks operate... JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #1

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Walmart is not the root of all evil here. Shemp Howard Nov 2013 #4

What a paradox? Betsy Ross Nov 2013 #5

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