Wal-Mart fights property taxes all over the country
And scroll down -- some communities are so anxious to get a Wal-Mart that they subsidize its construction.
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Comments (6)
Thank God Portland only subsidized Ikea and Hommer!
Posted by Barb | October 13, 2007 9:59 AM
So Walmart is trying to pay less taxes - show me one corporation that is NOT trying to pay less taxes. Doesn't sound like they are doing anything underhanded - just appealing their tax assessements. I am not particularly a fan of Walmart, but this sounds like more Walmart bashing. Jack - I wonder if any of those well-heeled tax lawyers are former students of yours?
Posted by Frank | October 13, 2007 10:39 AM
Oh, that's right, we are all (both private citizens and corporations) suppose to just pony up whatever any government agency says we owe them in taxes. This is a surprise? This is BAD???? Give me the freedom to shop where I choose and I'll happily give that to you. Cornelius is on track to build a WalMart and I'm all for it. Do you think that WalMart will fight it's taxes there too - I think so, heck, I hope so. I'm sure they will still pay plenty. I know that I sure contribute way more than I want/need to/or should to this state. Thank God I don't contribute to Moscow on the Willamette anymore.
Posted by native oregonian | October 13, 2007 5:56 PM
This is BAD????
If you read through the article, you'll note that they lose half their cases. That's a significantly higher percetage than other corporations. What we don't know is how many jurisdictions just give in and let them have what they want, even when they have a strong case, just because they don't have the resources to fight them.
It also noted that they tried to SLAPP a county tax official - which they lost, by the way.
Yes, a systematic corporate policy of going that aggressively against local jurisdictions, and SLAPPing individuals in the government, is bad. At least it is in my book.
Posted by john rettig | October 13, 2007 9:48 PM
Yeah - we can read too. Same tactics many others use to avoid paying taxes. "Bad"? According you, perhaps. As I see it - corporate america up to its same old stuff, perfectly legal, and made so by the same corps through lobbying US & state legislatures. My point is, this is just more Walmart bashing - it isn't news.
Posted by Frank | October 14, 2007 7:14 AM
Same tactics many others use to avoid paying taxes.
OK, I'll concede that the appeal tactics are probably the same approach that many others use, and they're just done at a different intensity level. But not the SLAPP suit against the individual. As far as I know, corporate abuse of that tactic has pretty much been limited to environmental activists, not local officials just doing their jobs. Walmart is paving new ground here.
Posted by john rettig | October 14, 2007 9:26 PM