[Vision2020] Wal-Mart Supercenter Opposition

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> > Are people against the Super Center because of its location or simply
> > because it is walmart?
> 
> I work at Sojourners' Alliance, a transitional housing program.
> 
> This year, we provided $29,004 in services to employees of Walmart and
> families of employees of Walmart, or roughly 14% of our 2004 budget.
> This doesn't count the amount we subsidize Walmart employees living in
> our rent-controlled affordable housing apartments. These were people
> unable to pay rent at market prices: not just the working poor, but
> the working homeless. Assuming an average award of $150/month/person,
> the state of Idaho paid out $16,200 in food stamp benefits to mutual
> clients of Sojourners' Alliance and Idaho Health and Welfare ... and
> this is simply the single Walmart here in Moscow, not a SuperCenter.
> 
> -- ACS