So, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the majority of voters in this poll are wrong? https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/WMT/financials?ltr=1 … This looks like an average of 3.03% final take-home profit across 3 quarters, for Walmart. https://www.accountingweb.com/tax/sales-tax/us-average-combined-sales-tax-rate-down-slightly-in-q2 … This looks like average sales tax is 8.45%.
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Sales taxes are not "government profit". Governments make zero profit on Walmart sales
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Factoring in taxes?
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Walmart's most profitable store is a post office box in Luxembourg. They shift their profits off-shore to avoid paying tax.
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I don't think it makes sense to frame state government finances as profit.
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Walmart, because the state's take is unearned
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This is a fantastic question. A+ framing
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My original guess was Walmart, but Google suggests otherwise. In many states the sales tax is higher than Walmart's profit margin.
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Thought-provoking question (as always)
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I assume we are subtracting the Money the govt spends on food stamps and housing assistance for their employees
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