Nice to see that all the vitriol directed at Walmart hasn't dimmed its sense of humor.
Witness the clever but pointed response by the company's vice president for corporate communications, David Tovar, to a recent New York Times column accusing it of being at the heart of a GOP plot to "make life miserable for millions" of Americans.
In a red-lined copy of the column posted to Walmart's blog, Tovar scored the article for getting key facts wrong. A net drain on taxpayers?
To the contrary, Walmart is America's largest taxpayer. Forcing workers into public assistance because of low wages? No, having a job at Walmart helps employees move off the dole.
Poor treatment of workers?
Walmart promoted 170,000 employees last year, and full-timers earn 78 percent above the federal minimum wage.
In fact, says the Manhattan Institute's Jared Meyer, progressives should be singing Walmart's praises because of the low prices that directly benefit the lowest-paid Americans.
A study cited by Jason Fuhrman, chairman of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisors, notes that Walmart and similar superstores have lowered the price of buying food by 20 percent.
The Obamas were once part of the demonize-Walmart crowd. Now the former head of the Walmart Foundation serves as Health and Human Services secretary. And the first lady has hailed Walmart for making fresh fruits more affordable for everyone.
A job-producer and income-booster: For any right-thinking progressive, shouldn't that make Walmart part of the solution, not the problem?
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