In their annual report, filed with the Security and Exchange Commission last week, the retail giant lists factors that could potentially harm future profitability. Listed among items such as economic conditions and consumer confidence, the company writes that changes in taxpayer-funded public assistance programs are also a major threat to their bottom line. The company writes: Our business operations are subject to numerous risks, factors and uncertainties, domestically and internationally, which are outside our control ... These factors include ... changes in the amount of payments made under the Supplement[al] Nutrition Assistance Plan and other public assistance plans, changes in the eligibility requirements of public assistance plans ... Walmart, the nations largest private employer, is notorious for paying poverty wages and coaching employees to take advantage of social programs. In many states, Walmart employees are the largest group of Medicaid recipients.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 23:12:24 +0000
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