Avoid the Wal-Mart tax
The good folks over at Think Progress highlight an innovative progressive proposal: State Sen. Ken Toole of my new hometown of Helena, Montana has introduced a bill that would impose a gross proceeds tax on “big box stores” like Wal-Mart. The tax, however, would only kick in if these stores did not pay their employees an entry level wage of at least $22,000 a year, counting both pay and benefits… It’s an innovative idea, especially when you consider that under the current system, Wal-Mart’s wages are so low its workers often have to collect welfare benefits. In other words, Montana taxpayers are being forced to subsidize Wal-Mart’s mistreatment of its own employees.
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