In a flurry of tweets on his Twitter page late last week, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) vowed to “put an end” to Walmart’s “outrageous greed” by introducing “The Stop WALMART Act.”
“While Walmart claims it cannot afford to pay its workers $15 an hour, it was able to find enough money to pay its CEO more than $22 million last year,” wrote Sen. Bernie Sanders on Twitter Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. “Tomorrow @RepRoKhanna and I will be introducing The Stop WALMART Act to put an end to their outrageous greed.”
While Walmart claims it cannot afford to pay its workers $15 an hour, it was able to find enough money to pay its CEO more than $22 million last year.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) November 14, 2018
Tomorrow @RepRoKhanna and I will be introducing The Stop WALMART Act to put an end to their outrageous greed.
A day prior, Sen. Sanders went after the Walton family specifically, noting the amount he claims they make in one day and reiterating his intention to introduce legislation to compel Walmart to pay its workers more money.
“Last year, 4 members of the Walton family of Walmart made $12.7 billion in 1 day,” wrote Sen. Bernie Sanders in a tweet on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. “It would take a full-time Walmart worker making $11/hr over 653,000 years to make that much.
“Thursday, @RepRoKhanna and I are introducing legislation to make Walmart pay its workers a living wage,” continued Sanders in the same tweet.
Last year, 4 members of the Walton family of Walmart made $12.7 billion in 1 day.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) November 13, 2018
It would take a full-time Walmart worker making $11/hr over 653,000 years to make that much.
Thursday, @RepRoKhanna and I are introducing legislation to make Walmart pay its workers a living wage.
Sanders, on Wednesday, went after the Walton family again in another tweet:
“The Walton family on Walmart owns more wealth than the bottom 40% of Americans.
“Meanwhile 55% of Walmart’s associates are food insecure.
“This is what we mean when we talk about a rigged economy, and why I’m introducing a bill tomorrow to make Walmart start paying a living wage.”
The Walton family of Walmart owns more wealth than the bottom 40% of Americans.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) November 14, 2018
Meanwhile 55% of Walmart’s associates are food insecure.
This is what we mean when we talk about a rigged economy, and why I'm introducing a bill tomorrow to make Walmart start paying a living wage.
On Thursday, Sen. Sanders tweeted again about the Walton family and Walmart, saying, “The Walton family of Walmart is the wealthiest family in America, worth $180 billion. Middle class taxpayers should not have to subsidize Walmart’s horrendously low wages to the tune of at least $6.2 billion every year.”
The Walton family of Walmart is the wealthiest family in America, worth $180 billion. Middle class taxpayers should not have to subsidize Walmart’s horrendously low wages to the tune of at least $6.2 billion every year.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) November 15, 2018
Later that same day, Sen. Sanders continued in a tweet,
“The bill I’m introducing today would prohibit large corporations from buying back stock unless they:
-Pay all employees at least $15/hr
-Allow employees to earn up to 7 days of paid sick leave
-Ensure CEO compensation is not more than 150x median employee pay
“#StopWALMART”
The bill I'm introducing today would prohibit large corporations from buying back stock unless they:
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) November 15, 2018
-Pay all employees at least $15/hr
-Allow employees to earn up to 7 days of paid sick leave
-Ensure CEO compensation is not more than 150x median employee pay#StopWALMART
Sen. Sanders tweeted again on Thursday, “It is grossly unfair for millions of workers in this country to be earning starvation wages, while the companies they work for make billions in profits and pay their CEOs outrageously high compensation packages.”
It is grossly unfair for millions of workers in this country to be earning starvation wages, while the companies they work for make billions in profits and pay their CEOs outrageously high compensation packages.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) November 15, 2018
In another post, Sen. Sanders retweeted a piece from CNN.com on the unveiling of the “Stop Walmart Act.” The CNN piece did acknowledge that Walmart “raised its minimm wage to $11 an hour” this past February.
In a final tweet on the topic to date, Sen. Sanders said Friday, “I say to the Walton family of Walmart: The American people are sick and tired of subsidizing your greed. Get off of welfare and pay your workers a living wage.”
I say to the Walton family of Walmart: The American people are sick and tired of subsidizing your greed. Get off of welfare and pay your workers a living wage. pic.twitter.com/VxgIxQEON8
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) November 16, 2018
A summary of “The Stop WALMART Act,” which was introduced Thursday, can be found on Senator Bernie Sander’s senate.gov website here.