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Wal-Mart Subsidy Report for Wyoming

Subsidies received by Wal-Mart

There are no centralized databases of economic development subsidies, but Good Jobs First found 1 deal worth about $6.3 million in Wyoming:

Good Jobs First has compiled data on Wal-Mart subsidies in the following cities

Cheyenne, WY : estimated $6.275 million

Hidden taxpayer costs

Many Wal-Mart workers are ineligible for health coverage from their employer or choose not to purchase what is available, because it is too expensive or too limited in scope. These workers often turn to taxpayer-funded health programs such as Medicaid. Wyoming among those states that have not disclosed data on the employers with the most workers or their dependents enrolled in such programs.

For an estimate of how much Wal-Mart is costing the state of WY for taxpayer-funded healthcare, see http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/feature/healthcrisis/map.html#WY

Property Tax Appeals

In the course of researching our report Rolling Back Property Tax Payments , Good Jobs First learned of property tax assessment appeals at the following Wal-Mart locations in Wyoming:

Laramie, WY

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