If Americans Are Stupid Enough To Fall For This - They Deserve Whatever They Get.

[Jaysyn]

But the taxpayer isn't footing the bill, which is the entire point. Why are we subsidizing Wal-Mart's labor pool again?

Walmart is a tax payer so they are footing the bill either way. The only ones getting subsidized are the government workers paid to administer programs that should not exist.

Regardless of the 7 billion they paid in taxes last year, they are still getting *us* to subsidize their labor pool. 7 billion may seem like a lot to you, but it is a drop in the bucket compared to their net profits as well as compared to the taxes paid out by private citizens. Do keep in mind that Wal-Mart utilizes the federal highway system & local law enforcement extensively as well having a ton of land that require property taxes paid. As far as I am concerned, that is what their taxes are paying for while we subsidize their labor pool. I'm actually shocked that Wal-Mart paid any taxes at all last year when you compare them to companies like GE which basically get away with not paying any taxes at all aside from payroll taxes.