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    USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY Jan 11

    Walmart is boosting the minimum hourly wage for its U.S. employees to $11 and dishing out bonuses of up to $1,000.https://usat.ly/2D1NQSQ 

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      1. Jerome Gilles‏ @JeromeGilles1 Jan 15
        Replying to @USATODAY @RepKevinYoder

        This is a nice update someone gave me. Corps given billions by you have cut 30,000 jobs since you gave them the money. Great work on your part.pic.twitter.com/Q5KqJU6jFL

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      1. Vote Blue GOP Hates You 2018 Indy‏ @lessregulations Jan 11
        Replying to @USATODAY

        How about charging employers the state expense for the welfare programs their workers are on?

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      2. Jennifer‏ @LifeofFighter Jan 11
        Replying to @USATODAY

        IF IF you have worked at walmart for TWENTY freaking years, you get a tiny $1,000 bonus, which after huge taxes is actually only $700. So $700 for 20 yrs of work. Wow. So generous and life-changing. What WILL walmart employees do with all that cash?

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      3. Andre E. Beckles‏ @TheAndreBeckles Jan 11
        Replying to @LifeofFighter @USATODAY

        Actually bonuses are generally taxed at 50% 😱

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      4. Jennifer‏ @LifeofFighter Jan 11
        Replying to @TheAndreBeckles @USATODAY

        Sounds about right for our experience. It was taxed 30% right off the top, then lumped in with the rest of the paycheck for all the other regular taxes, so I estimate we lost about 45%. Maybe if this was $50k I could understand, but what is the point of $1k if you lose 1/2?

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      5. Andre E. Beckles‏ @TheAndreBeckles Jan 11
        Replying to @LifeofFighter @USATODAY

        My recommendation has always been to provide employees with: A raise since net profits, all things considered will be higher and A bonus paid in stock shares annually in a retirement account that is fully vested (100% yours) so employees are truly benefiting in the lower taxespic.twitter.com/gaWBsAAPBL

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      2. Derek Kaufman‏ @EconDerek Jan 11
        Replying to @USATODAY

        These stories are infuriating for their disingenuous spin - in reality, the economy is strong & wages are finally rising as the long shadow of the #GreatFinancialCrisis fades. Raises & bonuses are required to attract & retain scarce talent. The #TaxCut explanation is pandering.

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      3. Derek Kaufman‏ @EconDerek Jan 11
        Replying to @EconDerek @USATODAY

        The unemployment rate, which has been steadily falling since hitting 10% in 2010, is now at 4.1%, barely above its 45-year low. It is hardly surprising that we are starting to see wages rise, and the #TaxCut bill has nothing to do with itpic.twitter.com/RUqtuErQ8K

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      1. Crow‏ @sistercrow Jan 11
        Replying to @USATODAY

        How many will they lay off when the use the tax advantages in the tax scam to automate check out? Tax scam will reward companies for replacing their workers with robots.http://www.newsweek.com/tax-plan-robots-jobs-senate-republicans-712930 …

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      1. Jerome Gilles‏ @JeromeGilles1 Jan 14
        Replying to @USATODAY @RepKevinYoder

        https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-tax-break-pfizer-ends-130002411.html …

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      1. Jerome Gilles‏ @JeromeGilles1 Jan 12
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        https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/f5602eed-60c8-3fd3-97fb-c4ed78862154/ss_steve-mnuchin%3A-the-purpose-of.html …

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      1. Jay Brausch‏ @BigDogStar Jan 11
        Replying to @USATODAY

        $11. / hr = about $22,000 / yr. Pay taxes, and you're barely better than qualifying for Food Stamps.

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      2. This Oma has had enough - Democracy is Blue‏ @wingknut9 Jan 11
        Replying to @USATODAY

        crumbs....they're giving hungry people crumbs.

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      1. Joan‏ @willow64116 Jan 12
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Are you aware that Walmart routinely raises employee wages every year, and that it has zero to do with the new tax law?

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      1. Carol Dresser‏ @cddresser Jan 12
        Replying to @USATODAY @RepKevinYoder

        Except it’s closing 68 Sam’s club and laying off employees and the bonuses are for employees of over 20 years. Tweet the truth! You lost my vote a long time ago#impeach45

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      1. Pops‏ @oldguyca Jan 11
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        And laying off 5000!!

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      1. Crystal Renee‏ @1crysrenee Jan 11
        Replying to @USATODAY

        What about customer service? It's terrible

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