Sadly, most Americans may not know this, but they will also be paying another tax - the Wal-Mart Tax.
What’s the Wal-Mart Tax?
The Wal-Mart Tax is the fact that everyday, because Wal-Mart fails to provide affordable health care, Wal-Mart workers and their families are forced onto taxpayer-funded public health care assistance. Nationally, Wal-Mart’s health care crisis and irresponsibility costs taxpayers over $2.5 billion a year.
In addition, Wal-Mart has exploited a bunch of corporate state tax loopholes by setting up fake "shell" companies and pretending they don’t own stores that they really do. Wal-Mart’s tax scam has helped Wal-Mart avoid $3.39 billion in state taxes between 1997 and 2006.
The Wal-Mart Tax hurts Americans, is wrong, and must stop.
So, on Tax Day, join WakeUpWalMart.com supporters who will be passing out "Stop the Wal-Mart Tax" flyers at post offices all across America.
Please download the "Stop the Wal-Mart Tax" flyer and make copies to hand out to taxpayers.
Also, please join other WakeUpWalMart.com supporters at one of our Tax Day actions. Find out if an action is being held near you by entering your zip code in the form above.
Together, we can make Wal-Mart pay its fair share for health care and we can stop the Wal-Mart Tax once and for all.
We look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday, April 17th, 2007.
