Back in October, I wrote about the Beast of Bentonville’s propensity to figure out all sorts of dodges around paying taxes. Don’t you love it–Wal-Mart talks about being part of the community but only believes that its obligations to a community involve how that community can fatten its bottom line, which also means trying […]
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Making The Beast Pay Its Taxes
Posted on 09 January 2008.
Back in October, I wrote about the Beast of Bentonville’s propensity to figure out all sorts of dodges around paying taxes. Don’t you love it–Wal-Mart talks about being part of the community but only believes that its obligations to a community involve how that community can fatten its bottom line, which also means trying […]
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Wal-Mart–The Tax Dodgers
Posted on 23 October 2007.
In another world, this might be called a crime–and maybe it is illegal. But, at least, it’s pretty sleazy and makes you wonder: why would any state really want Wal-Mart? After all, it generates low-paying jobs that keep workers in poverty–not a great way to build your tax base–and, it turns out, the Beast […]
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