Therese BerceauPDF:

The bill would place a graduated 1% to 2% gross receipts tax on any store that exceeds $20 million in a
taxable year, and that allocates less than 10% of its payroll to health insurance for its employees. The
bill applies only if the retailer fails to pay full-time, entry-level employees at least $22,000 a year; or if more than 25% of the retailer’s workforce is part-time. The revenue would go into the state’s Medical Assistance trust fund.
“Wisconsin taxpayers are picking up the health care tab for the largest and one of the most profitable
corporations in the world, Wal-Mart,” said Rep. Berceau. “While Wal-Mart is banking about $7 billion a
year in pure profit, Wisconsin taxpayers are paying $4.75 million a year (through state and federal
taxes) to care for 1,175 Wal-Mart employees and relatives in state BadgerCare, and 1,952 in Medicaid,” she added.