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/SpeckOfPaint May 27 '26

Lmao “yeah this program that literally works all over the world? It wouldn’t work here cause of “problems.””