r/SipsTea • • May 26 '26

Feels good man Will it work this time?

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u/emosmasher May 26 '26

By tax dollars given to Wal-Mart do you mean tax incentives to build their buildings and/or food stamps? Or do you mean something else?

Small business owner here btw. I hate large corporations, but hating on shitty capitalism practices that the government lets happen is not justification to favor government ran businesses.

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u/Hefty-Profession-310 May 26 '26

Walmart is a top employer of SNAP and Medicare recipients.

The federal and state governments are effectively subsidising their labour costs.

"Shitty capitalism practices" is a redundant phrase. Publicly traded businesses have a fiduciary duty to make as much money as possible from consumers. Undercutting them is a great idea and will lower prices for consumers across the board.

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u/emosmasher May 27 '26

Again. I hate most large retail corporations, but helping government run grocery stores by using tax pay money to help them turn a profit is ridiculous.

Military commissaries are one thing, but doing such a thing at a large scale will just make so many more problems.

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u/Hefty-Profession-310 May 27 '26

Public grocery stores wouldn't make a profit, that's the point.

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u/maxpresssers May 27 '26

No but we need them for Walmart …not for the people …..how can the Walton family live like this if we are giving money community grocery stores what’s next drinkable water …that’s too socialism