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Largest employers in the USA: - United States Department of Defense : 3.2 million - Walmart : 2.3 million - United States Pos
by peterwwillis 9y ago
Largest employers in the USA:
- United States Department of Defense : 3.2 million
- Walmart : 2.3 million
- United States Postal Service : 574 thousand
- Amazon : 541 thousand
- Kroger : 443 thousand
- Yum! Brands : 420 thousand
- International Business Machines : 414 thousand
- The Home Depot : 406 thousand
- McDonald's : 375 thousand
- Berkshire Hathaway : 367 thousand
- FedEx : 335 thousand
- United Parcel Service : 335 thousand
- Target Corporation : 323 thousand
And so on with Walgreens, GE, Albertsons, Wells Fargo, AT&T, PepsiCo, Cognizant, Starbucks, Deloitte, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lowe's, TJX, Ernst & Young, and UnitedHealth Group.
......Does anyone else get the feeling that maybe this would have a biased impact?
- nawgszy 9y agoI'm not sure I understand the implication. Can you be a bit more explicit?
- peterwwillis 9y agoFor one thing, it allows large corporations to increase their influence, by helping people that are vested in protecting their interests vote for candidates who support those companies. If a large enough set of employees is in one area, that could swing a local election. Two, a lot of these employers would appear to employ people along a particular side of the political spectrum. Combine these aspects with the fact that it would probably be easier for these large companies to switch a current day off to election day, rather than small companies who may not be able to afford it, if they give days off at all. It could end up having decidedly biased impacts on what political party is in power, and what industries get more power.