June 4, 2014
“Let’s be clear on what’s happening here. Even though the company can easily afford it, Walmart refuses to pay its workers decent wages. So it relies on taxpayers to make up the difference by funding government assistance programs for its employees. The company and its controlling family then avoid paying… Read More»
Tags: 1 percent, 1%, Americans for Tax Fairness, ceo, CEO pay, Institute for Policy Studies, Mike Duke, taxes, Walmart, Waltons
Walmart, the world’s wealthiest corporation, has avoided an estimated $104 million in U.S. taxes by granting extravagant “performance pay” bonuses to top executives, according to a new report by Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies. The company utilizes a loophole that allows companies such as Walmart… Read More»
Tags: 1 percent, 1%, Americans for Tax Fairness, food stamps, Frank Clemente, Institute for Policy Studies, Medicaid, OUR Walmart, tax, taxes, Walmart, Walmart's Executive Bonuses Cost Taxpayers Millions, Waltons
