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[dragonlady7]

Snipped from eggplantia5's journal...
http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=16111
Wal-Mart Employees Can't Afford Wal-Mart Prices on Wal-Mart Wages.
So if you think about it, Wal-Mart's low prices are costing you money.
Because for every single mother that works her ass off at Wal-Mart, still can't afford to feed her children, and has to use state-subsidized childcare, can't afford to pay state or federal taxes, and has to use food stamps and government relief funds... who pays that? Yep. Your taxes.
So, you saved $1.50 off the price of that beach ball at Wal-Mart, but it cost you $100 in taxes.
Worth it?
Nope.
Where does all the extra money go, from the profits?
Maybe you should by some stock in Wal-Mart, to recoup some of your tax losses. Because it goes right into the pockets of Wal-Mart shareholders.

Oh, the irony.

I'm glad I have a job that's not hourly, that gives me health benefits, that pays me enough that I can afford rent in this area. I'm behind on my student loans but I'll get that sorted out.
I did the minimum-wage thing. It was horrible. I read the page where they outlined their budget and it was horrible. Truly horrible. I imagined trying to get by like that and it just hurt my brain. That's horrible. Their hypothetical, statistical family couldn't afford a freakin' beach ball. If the car got a flat tire, they'd be in debt for months. God forbid the mother should break her leg and have to take time off work; it would be devastating.
*shudder*
I will never have children alone. I will continue my education. And I will not shop at bargain superstores, no matter how tempting or convenient it is.

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[eggplantia5.livejournal.com]

i just saw a commercial on tv. apparently there is a vote to put a tax on the stock market in new york- one cent a share or something like that. it took the stance that everything down to toilet paper is taxed and rich people just don't pay enough. interesting proposition. i wonder if there are any serious objections to that.