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I think Cali needs to step up and be the test case. Pass a law, demand businesses pay a wage that will keep all their employees off the government dole and lets see what happens.
I will gladly support such policy in Cali and if it works, everywhere else.
"Accurate and timely data on Wal-Mart’s wage and employment practices is not always readily available. However, occasional releases of demographic data from public assistance programs can provide useful windows into the scope of taxpayer subsidization of Wal-Mart. After analyzing data released by Wisconsin’s Medicaid program, the Democratic staff of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce estimates that a single 300- person Wal-Mart Supercenter store in Wisconsin likely costs taxpayers at least $904,542 per year and could cost taxpayers up to $1,744,590 per year – about $5,815 per employee."
Walmart is workfare.
This may be work in America in the near future. Benefit recipients keep a job and benefits.
"Accurate and timely data on Wal-Mart’s wage and employment practices is not always readily available. However, occasional releases of demographic data from public assistance programs can provide useful windows into the scope of taxpayer subsidization of Wal-Mart. After analyzing data released by Wisconsin’s Medicaid program, the Democratic staff of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce estimates that a single 300- person Wal-Mart Supercenter store in Wisconsin likely costs taxpayers at least $904,542 per year and could cost taxpayers up to $1,744,590 per year – about $5,815 per employee."
Why doesn't the government lessen the benefits offered so that wal-mart has to pay more to bring in employees? Don't punish a company for the government's stupidity.
what if walmart just shuts down all of their stores? then what, CA will have an even worse unemployment rate. Walmart should do just that, then all the shoppers can shop at more expensive stores. What a great plan.
Why am I subsidizing Walmart employees when the company is making billions in profits?
I guess it's the type of people that shop at Walmart around here. They rip apart packaging and leave stuff on the floor constantly, even new these stores started having problems with the floors being gunky. It's like they don't wash them, they just use water on a mop and spread it around a little. The grocery section is so big, why is it all junk food and the fruit and veg section look less than fresh. There are cart tracks and footprints on the clothes where they were on the floor and hung back up. You can never find an employee and you typically need their help because the store is one big disaster zone.
I'd rather pay more money to go to a decent store.
You can put a Nordy rack next to the WM and if it's in the "hood" it will suffer the same fate. It's the clients not the store.
"Accurate and timely data on Wal-Mart’s wage and employment practices is not always readily available. However, occasional releases of demographic data from public assistance programs can provide useful windows into the scope of taxpayer subsidization of Wal-Mart. After analyzing data released by Wisconsin’s Medicaid program, the Democratic staff of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce estimates that a single 300- person Wal-Mart Supercenter store in Wisconsin likely costs taxpayers at least $904,542 per year and could cost taxpayers up to $1,744,590 per year – about $5,815 per employee."
How does that compare to the money that Walmart pumps into the state? And why just Walmart? Don't other jobs that pay the same way "cost" the state also?
I think Cali needs to step up and be the test case. Pass a law, demand businesses pay a wage that will keep all their employees off the government dole and lets see what happens.
I will gladly support such policy in Cali and if it works, everywhere else.
Silly, silly little Class Warfare-ist. Firstly, no government can DEMAND what wage a business pays, unless they raise minimum wage. So, CA should try it and see what happens. Then Walmart will lay off tons of folks to make up for the lost revenue, and MORE people will be on assistance and cost the state MORE money. Will that be blamed on Walmart too?
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