Deep tweets

I don't find this surprising at all. The super-wealthy have always hedged their bets on politics and this is pocket change for Ms. Walton.

By far most surprising thing in year-end filings is Alice Walton giving $25K to @ReadyForHillary. She has been a major GOP super pac donor.
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) February 3, 2014

Guessing Alice is still contributing heavily to GOP super pacs, probably in far greater amounts via the various dark money vehicles spawned by Citizens United.

Same as it ever was

Our corporate overlords lament has been the same for a hundred years.

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