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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWal-Mart says it’s ‘neutral’ on a minimum wage hike. Lobbying disclosures suggest otherwise.
A couple of days ago, Wal-Mart started talking about how it might be open to the idea of supporting an increase in the federal minimum wage -- splitting from its industry associations, which vociferously oppose it. On Thursday, the company denied that it had taken a side, saying that it remained officially "neutral."
And yet, lobbying disclosure reports suggest that it might have made up its mind as recently as the end of last year: Its $1,950,000 bill for in-house government relations in the fourth quarter includes a line about "Discussions regarding minimum wage and the Fair Minimum Wage Act (S. 460)," which would raise the wage to $10.10 over two years. That appears to be the first time the company has lobbied on the issue in several years -- earlier reports don't have a field for issues lobbied -- and forms for the 10 outside firms it employed during the quarter don't mention it.
Now, the company could just be trying to tweak various pieces of the bill, rather than opposing it or favoring it outright (a spokesman has not returned a request for clarification). But it doesn't look like it's staying out of the fight, either -- just like a long list of unions and trade associations that also weighed in on the Senate bill, as well as its companion in the House.
full: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/02/21/wal-mart-says-its-neutral-on-a-minimum-wage-hike-lobbying-disclosures-suggest-otherwise/
socialist_n_TN
(11,481 posts)about the UAW vote in Chattanooga.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)This bunch of leeches is headed to the dust bin. Even the loyal Rednecks can't afford their crap. GOP has done so much to kill off their base. Stupid is what Stupid does. Got to love it.
reformist2
(9,841 posts)I have to think the country is like 80/20 with respect to increasing the minimum wage.