Subsidizing Wal-Mart: How much taxpayer $ does your state pay?


	Subsidizing Wal-Mart: How much taxpayer $ does your state pay?

BobbyRutan

6-8-2007 11:41 AM

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6-8-2007 11:43 AM

BobbyRutan

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Wal-Mart Subsidies in Raytown, MO
Store Details
City Raytown
State MO
Address Raytown Rd and Missouri 350
ZIP code 64138
County Jackson
Type of Facility Supercenter
Year Opened undetermined
Value of Subsidies at least $4 million

Narrative
As of early 2007, the development agreement was still being negotiated. The Supercenter will anchor a new retail district and be located in a community improvement district (which imposes an additional sales tax in the district) and sales tax increment financing district. Approximately $20 million generated from the districts will be used to fund the relocation of a school currently located on the development site. Another $...

6-8-2007 11:48 AM

Socratoad

Reads like a classic case of Corporatism, which is a more politically acceptable ( in some circles) term for Fascism.

6-9-2007 8:40 AM

tabsey

How's the class action against Walmart going? Haven't heard anything for a while.

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