2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary Clinton Received a Massive Donation From Walmart Heiress, $353k
"Hillary Clintons campaign finance records show the wealthy Walmart heiress, Alice Walton, donated $353,400 to Clintons Victory Fund. The six-figure donation contrasts Clintons campaign messaging as a workers ally. Walmart stands out for its oppressive labor practices and corporate greed behavior. Before that Alice Walton contributed $25,000 to the Ready for Hillary political action committee.
The former first lady and secretary of state has been endorsed by multiple labor unions including Service Employees International Union (SEIU), American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), and the National Education Association (NEA).
One of the greatest issues of the coming election for president of the United States and perhaps the most burning issue for progressives in this nation is the involvement of corporate money and how it corrupts the system, the Daily Kos said in a January article titled "Hillary, Walmart and the Revolving Door."
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/alice-walton-donated-353400-clintons-victory-fund
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)Anything for that.
NWCorona
(8,541 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,271 posts)This paper is a bit dated but the points remain. People like the Walton family have a lot at stake when buying politicians.
https://www.citizen.org/documents/EstateTaxFinal.pdf
truedelphi
(32,324 posts)Sam "Kill off mom and pop stores in small town America" Walton that this heiress is glad to remember her in her will!
NWCorona
(8,541 posts)For the workers not so much.
RKP5637
(67,030 posts)nilram
(2,879 posts)That'll mean their workers won't need food stamps, and just like Henry Ford's workers, they will be able to afford their company's products!
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,271 posts)There is the "Business Walmart" and the "family Walmart"
Family Walmart really isn't involved in day to day operations. Business Walmart is the largest recipient of food stamp money due to their domination of the grocery business (not to mention all the benefits their employees utilize). The busiest time at Walmart is when benefit cards get reloaded. They've been whining lately their customers are out of money at the end of the month. Go figure.
Family Walmart stands to gain, on just one issue, $30 billion dollars (or more) in estate taxes if they can get the tax repealed.
What to do if you are a Walton? Do you worry about the business or do you worry about the big fat fucking issues that affect you directly?