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Ligyron

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16. We had to put a sheriff sub station in the nearby Walmart

Reply to The_Casual_Observer (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 1, 2017, 08:01 AM

Oct 2017

to deal with all the shoplifting said Walmart complained about.

On top of that, the federal gov has to subsidize Walmart employees with "food stamps" since they don't even earn enough to feed themselves.

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As police layoffs loom, Raytown considers declaring Walmart a public nuisance [View all] pstokely Sep 2017 OP

Well, that is what happens when you lay in bed Doreen Sep 2017 #1

K & R for obvious reasons... GReedDiamond Sep 2017 #2

Chickens, Hayduke Bomgarte Sep 2017 #3

Oh tough ass! The_Casual_Observer Sep 2017 #4

So you agree.... SergeStorms Sep 2017 #10

We had to put a sheriff sub station in the nearby Walmart Ligyron Oct 2017 #16

oh what will MAMA say? nt msongs Sep 2017 #5

She'd say.... SoCalNative Sep 2017 #13

Very interesting, PStokely. Much of Walmart's city sales taxes are paid back to Walmart itself, Hortensis Sep 2017 #6

That is the most insane corporate welfare scheme I've ever seen Lee-Lee Sep 2017 #11

that megachurch nearby doesn't pay any taxes either pstokely Oct 2017 #14

No surprise to learn. I'd like to think it was only in the hope of bringing Hortensis Oct 2017 #15

Suckers. PT Barnum grossly underestimated their birth rate. nt TeamPooka Sep 2017 #7

no kidding! mdbl Oct 2017 #18

That's the way the Walton's do business. SergeStorms Sep 2017 #8

Short sightedness not a virtue. JNelson6563 Sep 2017 #9

Gone -- all those mom-and-pop businesses that paid taxes and kept their NCjack Sep 2017 #12

Absolutely Ligyron Oct 2017 #17

They probably also drain police resources as they do everywhere HAB911 Oct 2017 #19