I was initially suspicious after just reading the headline. But after reading the article, I am… slightly less suspicious.
She isn’t an heiress in the sense that most people would think of the term. That is, she wasn’t born into the family and has never been involved with the “family business.” Rather, she married a Walton heir who died, and she inherited her wealth from him.
All I’m saying is that, wealth and surname not withstanding, she could be a decent person with decent motives.
I get it.
But I’ll say this, any billionaire that ACTUALLY cared about progressive causes could make huge strides by simply funding grassroot movements, instead of whatever the fuck this ad is supposed to do.
It wouldn’t even cost that much, just pump money into youtube creators and organisers and you’ll actually make a difference.
Republicans are winning because they are winning the propaganda game, becuase they are well funded by the Kochs, Musks and other billionaire assholes
Until they do they all this stuff is just bullshit.
It’s remarkably cheap for a billionaire to do this shit. Bezos bought wapo for $250M
It’d frankly be dead cheap for a billionaire to setup and run a progressive newspaper and/or fund a hundred YouTube progressives and progressive politicians.
Heck, they could setup and operate a general union fund and support union campaigns and union relief funds. They could indefinitely support striking workforce. Doing that just once would completely change how companies interact with unions.
… I mean, that’s a lot of money and a lot of homeless people around her. And she is getting richer each year from the company that pays poverty wages.
The cynic in me says “Trump is fucking with my money with the tariffs.”
Totally not disagreeing, but for some more context she married into the Walton family, inherited a 1.9% stake in the company when her husband died in 2005, and has never had a role in the organization.
That makes so much more sense.
The enemy of my enemy is my frenemy…?
The cynic in me says, who gives a fuck what a wealthy out of touch woman says in the first place. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad when anyone is on our side, it’s always good to have powerful allies, and it is mildly interesting from an academic standpoint when wealthy people are anti-Trump. But her expression of support or dissent, even amplified in a newspaper ad, is no more impactful or valuable at the end of the day than yours or mine. Unless she is literally financing change (which doesnt include opinion piece ads) or has the ear of those in authority who can actually make change happen, her money, status and name mean nothing.
The headline may as well be your neighbor’s cousin Darren yelled out of his window “go protest Trump”. Like thanks for the moral support Darren, but why are we even talking about you?
According to the article she supported Harris and donated $700,000 to her campaign and other PACs trying to get her elected. She’s doing more positive than most billionaires, that’s for sure.
Well her voice probably matters to the workers knowing someone has their back at least a miniscule amount
Cause if you can trust anyone in today’s world its some aged billionaire who got her money because daddy was a greedy asshole who destroyed main street bushiness world wide.
Her daddy also kneecaped unions.
I’m from Arkansas. There are people I know who kiss the waltons ass for handouts. For those that only attribute success with money they are the perfect people. Never mind none of the kids have ever had to worry about any material need.
Father in law
I had to look it up but your right. Having said that they give money for acceptance and really don’t know how poorly they are regarded by their sycophants.
Exactly.
How in the world did I manage to agree with a Walton about something?
It’s a dark timeline.
I think it’s literally just a coincidence. I’ve never heard anything else at all about or from her.
I’m just learning this woman exists, so I assume she’s mad about her money.
Didn’t Walmart donate to Trump’s campaign?
There are a lot of Walmart heirs, and even collectively I doubt they own enough shares to control the company at this point.
The Walton family lost the 50% line in 2018.
They still likely control the company in a more abstract sense.
Oh nyoo, first the tariffs, and now the gov hit her right on her slave-wage labour (subsidised by food stamps) costs??
the lesser evil
That’s nice. Pay your employees better.
Broken clocks and soforth.
