Archive for October 8th, 2014
eBay says it’s not leaving ALEC – Time to tell them they should
Posted by bsbprogressive in Corporations, Democracy, Equal Rights, Worthy Actions on October 8, 2014
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Sign the petition: ALEC uses pay-to-play politics and shady backroom deals to push legislation that disenfranchises voters, teaches climate change denial and broadens “Stand Your Ground” laws across the country. That’s why companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Yahoo have all left ALEC’s crooked political agenda behind. So should eBay.
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Poor Walmart: can’t seem to afford offering part time employees healthcare!
Posted by bsbprogressive in Corporations, Healthcare, Inequality on October 8, 2014
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Read this: This is unbelievable. Really, Walmart and the Walton family can’t afford to offer healthcare to its part-time employees.
The Walton family is the richest family in the United States and one of the richest in the world. They are heirs to the Walmart fortune and the company’s largest shareholders, with over fifty percent ownership of stock in the retail giant.
Sam Walton and his brother Bud opened their first Walmart discount store in 1962. Today three family members serve on Walmart’s board of directors; Rob is the chair, and sits on the board with his brother Jim and his son-in-law, Greg Penner.
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.
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