Bernie: "Today the Walton family of Walmart own more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of America."

[Cecilie1200]

The Walton family built that, try it instead of demanding from people that don't owe you a damn thing

Yes, inheriting is obviously building something.. I also take it you will ignore the fact that none of it would exist without underpaid employees.

They built a relationship with their father, such that he wanted to leave them money. That's more than YOU did,

 

[Arianrhod]

Walmart is a huge success story.....

Was, past tense. They've been operating at a deficit for years despite leeching off the middle-class taxpayer and they recently suffered a $14.7 billion loss in a single day.

They didn't suffer a loss...

From three years ago.

So here's another vote for "The Walmart business model sucks, but I'm happy to pay more taxes to support the Waltons anyway."

 

[Cecilie1200]

So these folks build a business....
Hire people.....
People shop there and don't seem to have a problem with it.
No one is putting a gun to their heads....

Walmart is a huge success story.....

And Libs have a problem with it.

Why?

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Seriously? When one family owns more wealth then the bottom 40% of america, there is a problem. This isn't envy.

So Walmart should have stopped after 10 stores...20 stores....100 stores...
They should have stopped after making $100 million...$200 million...$500 million.....

Should a CEO only get paid what Libs feel is fair compensation....
Should an athlete make only $1 million a year?...$5 million...
Should an actor/actress only get $1 million per film because there are people in this country only making $ 25,000 a year.

No one is saying they should've stopped, except for you... I'm just pointing out that one family owns more wealth then the bottom 40% of america.. This is the beginning of a plutocracy.

You wouldn't know a "plutocracy" if it crawled up your pants leg and bit you on the left ass cheek.

 

[Arianrhod]

No you aren't. The each pay more in taxes than a thousand whining liberal turds like you will pay in your entire lives.

More in actual dollar amounts, yes. That's a child's answer.

There's the matter of that annual $6 billion tax break.

Not as egregious as the corporations that pay no taxes, but when you throw in the SNAP benefits, it's a wonder Sam doesn't rise from the grave and kick their asses.

 

[Campbell]

So these folks build a business....
Hire people.....
People shop there and don't seem to have a problem with it.
No one is putting a gun to their heads....

Walmart is a huge success story.....

And Libs have a problem with it.

Why?

The walton family, who inherited, worked for it?
Oh please, walmart relies on low wage workers and third world shitholes to make a profit.

So basically, your theory is that you should spend your whole life building something for your family, and then when you kak off, the government should snatch it out of your kids' hands and give it to a bunch of total strangers, who somehow deserve it more than your family?

Now THAT is something that can't be justified.

Of course Walmart uses low-wage workers. This is because they have low-skill jobs. Why would you pay people as though they have four-year degrees for a job that any high school jagoff can do?

Furthermore, unless you're prepared to prove to me that WalMart is knowingly enslaving people in the Third World and chaining them in dangerous sweatshops, I would like to point out that American industry and factories are frequently the best thing that ever happened to those "shitholes", providing jobs, pay, and improvements in standard of living that would be impossible otherwise.

You're so full of shit that you stink. Beginning with Ronald Reagan's tax cuts for the wealthy then continuing when George W. Bush assumed a balanced budget with a plan in place to completely pay off the national debt and instead slashed tax rates again, twice...2001 and 2003 then increased his spending, started two wars, one totally unnecessary and doubled the national debt again.

Don't you people see that when tax rates are cut and spending increases we have to borrow money from foreign banks to balance our budget. I challenge anyone to show me why that isn't the same as borrowing from foreign banks and handing the money to the richest people in our country...it's exactly what it is:

..........................Total U S Debt...........................

09/30/2014 $17,824,071,380,733.82
09/30/2013 $16,738,183,526,697.32
09/30/2012 $16,066,241,407,385.89
09/30/2011 $14,790,340,328,557.15
09/30/2010 $13,561,623,030,891.79
09/30/2009 $11,909,829,003,511.75(80% Of All Debt Across 232 Years Borrowed By Reagan And Bushes)
09/30/2008 $10,024,724,896,912.49(Times Square Debt Clock Modified To Accommodate Tens of Trillions)
09/30/2007 $9,007,653,372,262.48
09/30/2006 $8,506,973,899,215.23
09/30/2005 $7,932,709,661,723.50
09/30/2004 $7,379,052,696,330.32
09/30/2003 $6,783,231,062,743.62(Second Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)
09/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16
09/30/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06(First Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)
09/30/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86(Administration And Congress Arguing About How To Use Surplus)
09/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43(First Surplus Generated...On Track To Pay Off Debt By 2012)
09/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62
09/30/1997 $5,413,146,011,397.34
09/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73
09/29/1995 $4,973,982,900,709.39
09/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32
09/30/1993 $4,411,488,883,139.38 ( Debt Quadrupled By Reagan/Bush41)
09/30/1992 $4,064,620,655,521.66
09/30/1991 $3,665,303,351,697.03
09/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25
09/29/1989 $2,857,430,960,187.32
09/30/1988 $2,602,337,712,041.16
09/30/1987 $2,350,276,890,953.00
09/30/1986 $2,125,302,616,658.42
09/30/1985 $1,823,103,000,000.00
09/30/1984 $1,572,266,000,000.00
09/30/1983 $1,377,210,000,000.00
09/30/1982 $1,142,034,000,000.00(Total Debt Passes $1 Trillion)(Reagan Slashed Tax Rates To Pre Depression Levels)
09/30/1981 $997,855,000,000.00

 

[Cecilie1200]

The Walton family built that, try it instead of demanding from people that don't owe you a damn thing

Yes, inheriting is obviously building something.. I also take it you will ignore the fact that none of it would exist without underpaid employees.

They inherited and instead of pissing it all away in Vegas built the company and made it a huge success....
Again what's the problem...

I'm simply pointing out the fact that one family owns more then the bottom 40% of america, take it as you will.

And we're simply saying, "So what?" Take it as you will.

 

[Cecilie1200]

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Seriously? When one family owns more wealth then the bottom 40% of america, there is a problem. This isn't envy.

So Walmart should have stopped after 10 stores...20 stores....100 stores...
They should have stopped after making $100 million...$200 million...$500 million.....

Should a CEO only get paid what Libs feel is fair compensation....
Should an athlete make only $1 million a year?...$5 million...
Should an actor/actress only get $1 million per film because there are people in this country only making $ 25,000 a year.

No one is saying they should've stopped, except for you... I'm just pointing out that one family owns more wealth then the bottom 40% of america.. This is the beginning of a plutocracy.

So once they hit a certain threshold decided by the Libs they should have given all their wealth away.....
You guys are unreal....
Pretty funny when you guys spew this shit.

Never said that at all, I can only imagine a future where one family owns 90% of everything and you clowns are still telling everyone else they're lazy.

You realize there's a difference between owning more wealth than 40% of the population, and owning a percentage of all the wealth in the country, right?

Pick a fucking standard of measurement and stick to it.

 

[bedowin62]

OH NO!!! not that moronic Costco-Walmart meme!!


debunked leftard; different customers; different price ranges

 

[Cecilie1200]

Thank the good lord that the Republican party exists to stop people like Sanders.

Now if only they would strap on a pair and do something.

 

[hadit]

So these folks build a business....
Hire people.....
People shop there and don't seem to have a problem with it.
No one is putting a gun to their heads....

Walmart is a huge success story.....

And Libs have a problem with it.

Why?

One of Sam Walton's heirs, a woman worth $50 billion openly opposes any kind of minimum wage. She never earned anything in her life....just inherited it.

None of Walton's heirs are worth $50 billion, so you're obviously full of shit.

She opposes the minimum wage because it's bad for the people it claims to help.

Here’s the Top 10 Richest People United States as of 2012:

No. 4 Christy Walton & family
Net Worth:$25.3 billion – As of March 2012
Source: Walmart, inherited , Age: 57 , Citizenship: U.S.

You talk about gaping at a gnat and swallowing a camel!!!

The six Waltons on Forbes’ list of wealthiest Americans have a net worth of $144.7 billion. This fiscal year three Waltons—Rob, Jim, and Alice (and the various entities that they control)—will receive an estimated $3.1 billion in Walmart dividends from their majority stake in the company.

The Waltons aren’t just the face of the 1%; they’re the face of the 0.000001%. The Waltons have more wealth than 42% of American families combined.

So?

That really is the pertinent question, is it not?

 

[bripat9643]

Walmart is a huge success story.....

Was, past tense. They've been operating at a deficit for years despite leeching off the middle-class taxpayer and they recently suffered a $14.7 billion loss in a single day.

They didn't suffer a loss...

From three years ago.

So here's another vote for "The Walmart business model sucks, but I'm happy to pay more taxes to support the Waltons anyway."

No one pays more taxes for Wal-Mart. The $14.7 billion you referred to was not an operating loss. It was a result of a drop in the price of the stock. %0.04 of their revenue doesn't come anywhere near $14.7 billion. No one is surprised that you don't know the difference between an operating loss and a drop in the price of the stock. Of course, on often leads to the other.

Wal-Mart loses money one year and you expect us to believe that it's headed for bankruptcy?

You're a buffoon.

 

[Arianrhod]

different customers; different price ranges

Prove it.

 

[bripat9643]

No you aren't. The each pay more in taxes than a thousand whining liberal turds like you will pay in your entire lives.

More in actual dollar amounts, yes. That's a child's answer.

There's the matter of that annual $6 billion tax break.

Not as egregious as the corporations that pay no taxes, but when you throw in the SNAP benefits, it's a wonder Sam doesn't rise from the grave and kick their asses.

Wal-Mart doesn't receive SNAP benefits.

What $6 billion tax break are you referring to?

 

[Arianrhod]

Walmart is a huge success story.....

Was, past tense. They've been operating at a deficit for years despite leeching off the middle-class taxpayer and they recently suffered a $14.7 billion loss in a single day.

They didn't suffer a loss...

From three years ago.

So here's another vote for "The Walmart business model sucks, but I'm happy to pay more taxes to support the Waltons anyway."

No one pays more taxes for Wal-Mart.

So who makes up that $6 billion shortfall? And who pays for the SNAP benefits?

 

[Arianrhod]

Wal-Mart doesn't receive SNAP benefits.

And neither does Walmart.

The employees of Walmart, however, are paid so little that they're eligible for SNAP benefits.

Figure that out and we can move forward.

 

[bedowin62]

There’s a running thread in the discussion about minimum wage and worker benefits that pits Walmart and Costco against each other. But the idea that they are identical in more than the most basic sense is utter rubbish.

Here’s why.

Costco is a membership club. It’s members pay anywhere from $55 to $110 for the pleasure of shopping there. That fee is a barrier to entry for a very large portion of the population. Particularly the population that shops at Walmart and deep discount dollar store chains.

Costco sells items in bulk. That 50-roll pack of toilet paper may cost less per unit than the 24-pack sold at another store, but the shopper still needs to pay the higher total price at the outset and for many, budgets do not allow for that luxury.

Because it is a luxury to shop with a social conscience and it’s a luxury to buy in bulk, to have the extra money to pay up front, to have the extra space to store the bulk items. It’s the reason that Costco can afford to pay a higher wage.

 

[hadit]

See, I'm caught on wondering WHY anyone would NEED to justify it.

Because, as has been reiterated numerous times in this thread and others, some of us don't want to pay their taxes for them.

Of course, because we'd rather Walmart go out of business and they have NO job at all.

 

[Rustic]

Walmart is a huge success story.....

Was, past tense. They've been operating at a deficit for years despite leeching off the middle-class taxpayer and they recently suffered a $14.7 billion loss in a single day.

They didn't suffer a loss...

From three years ago.

So here's another vote for "The Walmart business model sucks, but I'm happy to pay more taxes to support the Waltons anyway."

No one pays more taxes for Wal-Mart.

So who makes up that $6 billion shortfall? And who pays for the SNAP benefits?

Who cares...

Why envy??

 

[bripat9643]

Walmart is a huge success story.....

Was, past tense. They've been operating at a deficit for years despite leeching off the middle-class taxpayer and they recently suffered a $14.7 billion loss in a single day.

They didn't suffer a loss...

From three years ago.

So here's another vote for "The Walmart business model sucks, but I'm happy to pay more taxes to support the Waltons anyway."

No one pays more taxes for Wal-Mart.

So who makes up that $6 billion shortfall? And who pays for the SNAP benefits?

What $6 billion short fall?

When did Wal-Mart ever receive SNAP benefits?

 

[bedowin62]

Walmart is a huge success story.....

Was, past tense. They've been operating at a deficit for years despite leeching off the middle-class taxpayer and they recently suffered a $14.7 billion loss in a single day.

They didn't suffer a loss...

From three years ago.

So here's another vote for "The Walmart business model sucks, but I'm happy to pay more taxes to support the Waltons anyway."

No one pays more taxes for Wal-Mart.

So who makes up that $6 billion shortfall? And who pays for the SNAP benefits?

you moron; Walmart subsidizes the government not the other way around. who is going to pay when Walmart lays them off and they need ALL THEIR NEEDS TAKEN CARE OF??


FIGURE THAT OUT AND WE CAN MOVE ON