Funny how WM’s charitable giving goes up when they need public support. I remember all the charitable donation stories in the local media before the last election:

The Walmart Foundation’s contributions in some cities rose steadily as Walmart tried to curry local support and gain access in those markets, according to the complaint. The foundation donated just over $200,000 to organizations in Los Angeles in 2008 and 2009, the complaint said, but raised that amount to $1.4 million in 2011, just as plans to open a store were getting underway. In 2013, the year that store opened, donations dropped to about $230,000.

“I think if this is truly charitable donations, they would be giving this every year,” said Matt Ryan, the executive director of the nonprofit advocacy group Alliance for a Greater New York, which signed the complaint. “I would characterize it as part of a smoke-and-mirrors campaign that Walmart would run when they’re trying to move into a city.”

I often said instead all the charitable giving or spending almost $20 a vote in a direct marketing campaign, they should have just sent every registered voter a $50 gift card.

4 Thoughts on “Sound Familiar Sioux Falls?

  1. Helga on June 18, 2015 at 2:48 am said:

    Judging from the numbers in this story it would appear that Walmart can afford to give far more charitable contributions. Take a look at how much money Walmart is stashing around the world in tax havens. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/17/1393999/-How-Walmart-s-hiding-76-billion-in-secret-subsidiaries-around-the-world#

  2. The Daily Spin on June 18, 2015 at 9:54 am said:

    They’re a private empire. Except for the Worthington store (no tax on food), I rarely buy there. How they allied with the city for the south location upsets me. It looks like citizens won that battle. It’s good they improved on employee relations. Them moving assets overseas is not an unusual corporate maneuver but the scale is exorbitant.

    I find myself mostly ordering online. A few extra days is nothing when the price is low, shipping is free, and no sales tax. I feel good not supporting corrupt city government.

  3. OldSlewFoot on June 18, 2015 at 1:36 pm said:

    How can this be smoke and mirrors if we all know about it? At least Walmart allows Salvation Army bell ringers to accept donations out front, unlike many businesses in Sioux Falls.

  4. The Daily Spin on June 19, 2015 at 11:03 am said:

    Walmart philosophy:

    Keep the masses supressed and shopping at the company store.

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