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26. Walmart's low wages force workers to take food stamps, etc.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Nov 28, 2012, 10:09 PM

Nov 2012

Walmart sucks!

Anyone that must work for an employer than cannot provide for their worker's benefits sucks and they do not deserve the workers that they have!

& recommend.

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Grayson: Walmart is ‘the largest recipient of public aid in the country’ [View all] kpete Nov 2012 OP

And this is true for all businesses that depend on minimum wage Tumbulu Nov 2012 #1

Yes, talk about the "moocher" society...... Swede Atlanta Nov 2012 #2

I have been screaming about this for years nineteen50 Nov 2012 #5

If your business model is dependent on keeping your workers on public assistance blueclown Nov 2012 #3

+1,000 to what you said. Needs to be said until everyone realizes that! freshwest Nov 2012 #4

Right on Politicub Nov 2012 #24

Plus add all the tax subsidies and loopholes the Walton family and the Walmart company get. Dont call me Shirley Nov 2012 #6

6 Walmart Heirs Hold More Wealth Than 42% of Americans Combined !! YOHABLO Nov 2012 #9

Grayson should call it what it is: "WAL-FARE". alp227 Nov 2012 #16

Article earlier about Mormons in Utah use this to have one parent stay home 2Design Nov 2012 #7

Link? alp227 Nov 2012 #18

no I don't have a link 2Design Nov 2012 #23

Go, man, go. Keep telling it, Grayson!! XtopherXtopher Nov 2012 #8

Total Kick and Rec SoapBox Nov 2012 #10

how can Walmart make a State raise the minimum wage? Sunlei Nov 2012 #11

Alan Grayson We Welcome You back! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #12

Damn I've missed... DirtyDawg Nov 2012 #13

It's about damned time we had a Minimum Wage that's a Living Wage!!! TahitiNut Nov 2012 #14

Welcome back, Mr. Grayson. And this doesn't begin to cover what WM has done to small businesses libdem4life Nov 2012 #15

K&R. Yes please! It is not at all fair that we taxpayers are propping up the Owners' greed. Overseas Nov 2012 #17

Grayson, Warren, Sanders, just a few who make the party proud, the voices of We The People. mother earth Nov 2012 #19

What about Senator Franken? I haven't heard anything about him for quite some time. Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #20

Def. add Franken to the list. nt mother earth Nov 2012 #22

Wal Mart itself is the largest? Or is the amount of public aid it receives the largest? marshall Nov 2012 #21

I say we cut the aid to Walmart off! Let them stand on their own two feet. Pterodactyl Nov 2012 #25

Walmart's low wages force workers to take food stamps, etc. CountAllVotes Nov 2012 #26

K&R n/t bobthedrummer Dec 2012 #27