Wal-Mart Subsidy Report for Colorado
Subsidies received by Wal-Mart
There are no centralized databases of economic development subsidies, but Good Jobs First found 4 deals worth a total of about $8.8 million in Colorado. They include the following:
Good Jobs First has compiled data on Wal-Mart subsidies in the following cities
Commerce City, CO : $1.4 millionLafayette, CO : $2.1 million
Loveland, CO : $300,000
Westminster, CO : $5 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. Colorado is 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 CO for taxpayer-funded healthcare, see http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/feature/healthcrisis/map.html#CO
Property Tax Appeals
Aurora, CO : $456,168
Broomfield, CO : $160,720
Denver, CO : $883
Littleton, CO
Littleton, CO
Rifle, CO : $8,045
Gunnison, CO : $4,169
Loveland, CO
Cortez, CO : $87,969
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