TruthNotBS
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No sir, we're not. You assume that if Walmart was owned and operated by its workers collectively, they would be conducting business within the exact same constraints as Walmart does today, with identical priorities and responsibilities, and you're wrong. The outcome of Walmart's business operations wouldn't be identical or even similar to what they are today, and that includes its potential. Your so-called "math" is being misapplied to Walmart in a completely different context and form. Remember I said, if Walmart continues to exist, in a more socialistic society, it would take a different form?And you don't understand math.
I guess we're even.
Indeed Todd, despite your objections, Walmart could invest in affordable housing for employees, clinics providing primary care, and robust education programs that actually uplift its workforce. Getting loans for these projects is hardly a stretch, because any enterprise generating the kind of revenue Walmart does, would have no problem securing financing, from various sources (both private and public) especially when the mission of the productive enterprise or "business", is serving the workforce and the community. Walmart in this socialistic mode of operation and form, would definitely enjoy a range of government incentives because lawmakers often create tax breaks and grants for non-profits, co-ops, and other socially beneficial ventures.
Moreover Todd, they could also form their own lobbying arm. If billionaires like Musk or giant corporations like Amazon can twist Congress’s arm for favorable legislation, why couldn’t a nationwide cooperative representing 1.6 million American worker-owners do the same? Imagine Walmart with a super PAC that lobbies for Medicare for All or invests in local communities instead of funneling profits to a handful of billionaire assholes like Elon Musk and his ilk. There’d be no shareholders screaming about short-term, quarterly returns; the workers themselves would decide how to expand or pivot. If building a new distribution center or hiring more staff increases stability and long-term prosperity, that’s the direction they’d take, rather than chasing a quick bump in the stock price for some ******* hedge fund.
Your math is aimed at propping up the status quo, as though the only way for Walmart to operate is by cutting labor costs and boosting dividends. But a co-op wouldn’t face the same shareholder mandates, and it wouldn’t need to show continual profit growth just to please investors. It would be free to pursue government contracts, apply for lower tax rates, and reinvest in its people, all while delivering reliable goods to customers and building up communities throughout America. The result is a vast, worker-driven enterprise that’s still competitive and powerful.
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