CA Taxpayers Pay $86M Annually to Subsidize Wal-Mart Workers' Public Assis

[phaseolus]

..stance.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/040802/wal_mart_assistance_3.html

"SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s compensation policies cost California taxpayers $86 million annually to provide health care and other public assistance to the retailer's underpaid workers, according to an analysis released Monday....

" "People understand the benefits of Wal-Mart -- they have lower prices," said Arindrajit Dube, a research economist who co-authored the study. "What might not be obvious is those low prices are fed by taxpayer-funded compensation." ..."

[BootinUp]

1. looks like a job for Kerry.

These are the kinds of problems that must be addressed.

[napi21]

2. This kind of info is getting out!

More and more City Councils are turning WM down for permission to build new stores. More and more people are NOT shopping in their stores. Why do you think they are spending millions on TV ads with all those employees who"couldn't have made it without WM" BS. They know they have a severe image problem, and if they don't fix it, they won't be the #1 retailer for a lot longer.