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To: richardred who wrote (17022)	10/23/2012 12:42:59 PM
From: Bocor	3 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 17683

Walmart now employs more people than any world public company Yes, and it costs us plenty! Walmart's low wages force employees to need approximately $420,000 per year, per store, totalling $2.66 BILLION annually in Food Stamps and other taxpayer assistance ... to survive. Walmart's low wages cost the country HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of dollars in payroll tax deductions for Federal, State, and Local taxes. Walmart's low wages and lack of covered benefits cost taxpayers over $1.02 BILLION a year in healthcare costs. In 2004, California taxpayers spent $86 million providing healthcare and other public assistance to the state’s 44,000 Wal-Mart employees. Walmart's low wages cost taxpayers as much as $225 MILLION in free and reduced price lunches for school-age children. Walmart's low wages cost taxpayers over $780 MILLION in tax deductions for low-income families. Yes, people have a choice and don't need to work there; then they end up on welfare since WMT has closed many of the smaller stores that previously employed them. Not sure whether that balances out a 50 cent savings on a package of paper towels.