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Walmart to lower wages by $1, possibly setting industry standard
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this post was submitted on 09 Sep 2023
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Anytime you're asked that, it should be read as "would you like to donate to our tax break".
Just say no to all of them and donate to the causes you want to support yourself.
That's not how it works.
https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/who-gets-tax-benefit-those-checkout-donations-0
Edit: downvoted for refuting misinformation lmao, a very easily googleable wives tale that has circulated and been disproven countless times.
Then I am curious, how does it work? I don’t think many people are going to claim thirty cents leftover from coffee on their taxes, but walmart is certainly happy to get the benefit if it can.
Walmart gets to advertise about how Walmart raised a million dollars for children's hospitals, which sounds a lot like Walmart donated money to children's hospitals.
The actual donation really does go to the charity and Walmart doesn't get to claim it on taxes. The dodginess is in the marketing, improving their reputation at your expense. Walmart takes the credit for customer donations.