May 4, 2015
This past January, the insurance giant Aetna announced that it would raise its minimum wage to $16 an hour, and in late April, these raises finally made it into its employees’ pockets. As part of an effort to reduce the stress faced by front-line customer service associates in addressing their… Read More»
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November 20, 2014
Walmart, America’s largest corporation, dodges an average of $1 billion in U.S. taxes every year through loopholes and is scheming to avoid billions more, according to a new report published today by Americans for Tax Fairness. The profitable mega retailer is well-known for its aggressive efforts to cut costs and maximize… Read More»
Tags: Americans for Tax Fairness, Black Friday, corporate tax, dodging taxes, food stamps, How Walmart is Dodging Billions in Taxes: And Scheming to Avoid Billions More, lobbying, lobbyists, loopholes, Medicaid, OUR Walmart, tax dodgers, tax rate, tax subsidies, taxes, Walmart, Walton family, Waltons
June 25, 2014
Walmart, the nation’s most profitable corporation, may also be the greatest beneficiary of the taxpayer-funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as food stamps. But how has Walmart managed to make so much money off of taxpayers? For the short answer, take a look at the chart below… Read More»
Tags: Americans for Tax Fairness, benefits, food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, taxes, Walmart, Walton Family Foundation, Waltons
June 4, 2014
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
February 24, 2014
Walmart, the world’s most profitable retailer, is starting to show signs of decline. Last week, the company reported a 21 percent dip in profits over the fourth quarter and a decline in its same-store earnings over that same period, leading a financial analyst to downgrade the company’s stock rating on… Read More»
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