[Iscool]

You seem to imply that you are ok with this law. If so, I think you are on the wrong board.

The Wal Mart family makes billions...Their upper echelon managers make scores of millions of bucks...

But they (and you) have decided I should pay more in taxes to insure THEIR employees and pay for the food stamps THEIR employees require to feed their kids in order that the Wal Mart owners can become even more wealthy...

And the Wal Mart 'family' has already destroyed thousands upon thousands of American jobs to be able to wallow in as much money as they possibly can...

[Graybeard58]

Pinging Gabz - Here we go again.

The Wal Mart family makes billions...Their upper echelon managers make scores of millions of bucks...

So what?

More power to them.

But they (and you) have decided I should pay more in taxes to insure THEIR employees and pay for the food stamps

Would you pay less in taxes or more if Wal-Mart didn't employ them at all?

Your arguments are the same as every socialist Wal-Mart basher who comes along.

[darbymcgill]

The Wal Mart family makes billions...Their upper echelon managers make scores of millions of bucks...

Do you really think that Wal Mart owners and managers are going to pay this new "tax"... This is economics 101... The customer "always" pays...

The title of this thread is perfect. Why doesn't the MD government just come out and be honest. Just tell the customers of WalMart upfront. If you shop at Wal Mart you will be taxed at a higher level then if you shop from Mom and Pop. Tell the people of MD that the Mom and Pop stores are getting welfare by not having to pay the Wal Mart tax.

But they (and you) have decided I should pay more in taxes to insure THEIR employees and pay for the food stamps THEIR employees require to feed their kids in order that the Wal Mart owners can become even more wealthy..

If you and/or the Wal Mart employees can't afford to raise a family on what you earn. Don't have a family that you can't afford, get a better job, and don't complain about those who worked harder than you and make more money.

[Gabz]

And the Wal Mart 'family' has already destroyed thousands upon thousands of American jobs to be able to wallow in as much money as they possibly can...

Not this nonsense.......again.

It's starting to sound like echoes of broken records around here.

WalMart has not destroyed American jobs........idiotic laws like this destroy American jobs.

This has now set a precedent, until it is overturned by a court, and there will be no stopping these legislatures from continually dropping the number....now it's 10,000 and generally only hits WM, but what's to stop them from dropping it to 5,000 or even 500 or maybe even 5 employees.

Talk about destroying jobs..........

And if it doesn't destroy jobs, it will wipe out the concept of employers providing ANY benefits to employees for fear they will be next.