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Originally Posted by LeeD
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Yeah, that's not biased at all.
Here in my community Wal Mart replaced a business that had failed. It didn't take jobs, it created them. If the store uses $400k a year in public social services, but pays tens of millions in taxes I am okay with that. We don't have a full Wal Mart here, only a "neighborhood grocery store", but the city estimates it will pay $3mil in city taxes alone in it's first year. I would guess that was more than the old store it replaced made in a year.
What we need to do is close loopholes. How about a new law saying if you have ten or more employees - even part time - you must pay healtcare for them. Hawaii has a similar law. Then close the other loopholes that Wal Mart is using.
Again, I don't mean to be defending Wal Mart. Their business practices are horrible. I avoid Wal Mart at all costs. But it's companies like Wal Mart that strive to make people better.