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The Walton family thanks all of you taxpapers for subsidizing our fortune.... (Original Post) Playinghardball Apr 2014 OP
As I pointed out on another thread earlier....... WillowTree Apr 2014 #1
A publicly traded corporation... alstephenson Apr 2014 #2
Considering the condition I find most Wal-Mart stores in today Strelnikov_ Apr 2014 #3
Special thanks to Rush and his fellow fraudcasters ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #4

WillowTree

(5,325 posts)
1. As I pointed out on another thread earlier.......
Thu Apr 17, 2014, 07:40 PM
Apr 2014

.....the subsidies were not made to "the Walton family", they were made to Walmart, which is a publicly traded corporation. All these claims to the contrary are just straw men and not helpful to the more legitimate point that might be made.

alstephenson

(2,415 posts)
2. A publicly traded corporation...
Thu Apr 17, 2014, 08:01 PM
Apr 2014

with the five largest shareholders being the widow and four children of the founder.

Strelnikov_

(7,772 posts)
3. Considering the condition I find most Wal-Mart stores in today
Thu Apr 17, 2014, 08:07 PM
Apr 2014

It's time to dump their shares (if they haven't already).

Pretty clear, they are in decline.

JEFF9K

(1,935 posts)
4. Special thanks to Rush and his fellow fraudcasters ...
Thu Apr 17, 2014, 10:28 PM
Apr 2014

... for tricking low-income dummies into supporting conservatism.

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