Report: Walmart Workers Cost Taxpayers $6.2 Billion In Public Assistance - from Forbes (!!!)

[Bill USA]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/04/15/report-walmart-workers-cost-taxpayers-6-2-billion-in-public-assistance/#dc6d9e77cd84

Walmart's low-wage workers cost U.S. taxpayers an estimated $6.2 billion in public assistance including food stamps, Medicaid and subsidized housing, according to a report published to coincide with Tax Day, April 15.

Americans for Tax Fairness, a coalition of 400 national and state-level progressive groups, made this estimate using data from a 2013 study by Democratic Staff of the U.S. Committee on Education and the Workforce.

"The study estimated the cost to Wisconsin’s taxpayers of Walmart’s low wages and benefits, which often force workers to rely on various public assistance programs," reads the report, available in full here.

"It found that a single Walmart Supercenter cost taxpayers between $904,542 and $1.75 million per year, or between $3,015 and $5,815 on average for each of 300 workers."
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[Wellstone ruled]

1. Another big Tax Payer item,

Police protection,the number one called for most Police Departments in Major Cities,is the Wal Mart Stores.

Top eight Police response calls in Vegas is Walmart Stores.

[Raster]

8. That's because Wally World uses Police Departments as their personal security force.

[Wellstone ruled]

12. Pretty much.

When a Police Official asked the local Walmart People for funds to hire more Patrol Offerices,response was that's your problem,you want cheap goods,you pay for it.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

10. K&R the OP and this post, for exposure.

Where did you find this? It's fascinating....well, horrifying...well, I don't quite know what to call it, but it's a hell of a bit of social psychology.

[mercuryblues]

2. An article

I read a while back averaged it out to 1 million per store.

[Ilsa]

3. Corporate Welfare. This is the handout that should end. nt

[raccoon]

14. Amen to that. nt

[Qutzupalotl]

4. Easy peasy. Just cut public assistance,

right Donald?

[progressoid]

13. Ha ha. I imagine the Walton kids won't like it much if Donnie stops their gravy train.

[napi21]

5. But, the VOTERS don't see it that way. Unless it's something that comes out of their

pockets, like higgher taxes, or higher prices, it means sombody else is payin!

[Turbineguy]

6. Holy cow!

The Navy could get 2 new ships for that kind of money.

[SunSeeker]

7. K & R for exposure.

[lame54]

9. Old news but great to hear

[LisaM]

11. This article is from 2014.

I'm not saying that most of the points are still valid - they may be - but it's two and a half years old.

[raccoon]

15. You mean the Waltons didn't make billions by pulling themselves up

from their own bootstraps??? you mean the 99% are SUBSIDIZING them?



Doesn't that make them TAKERS instead of "job creators?"

[lagomorph777]

16. Ummm...noooo... WALMART cost taxpayers $6.2 billion, not their workers...

Disgusting.

[lostnfound]

17. Let them starve, die, and supply and demand will fix low wages

Welcome to free market ideology in the new world.

I know! They can sell their organs!