When Wal-Mart moves into a community it brings more than just “low-prices.” Big box retailers like Wal-Mart push out small-community owned businesses, drive down wages, cause environmental destruction, and increase the strain on publicly funded programs like Medicaid.

Did you know that fewer than 50% of employees opt-in to Wal-Mart’s health care program because it is too expensive and inaccessible? As a result, many Wal-Mart employees are forced to enroll in Medicaid a health care program funded by tax dollars. New research revealed last week shows that Wal-Mart has been rigging the system to skip out on $2.3 billion in state taxes—so that money comes from your precious tax dollars, not Wal-Mart’s.

That’s right. Wal-Mart, a company that grossed over $11 billion in profits last year, is driving its employees to use a publicly funded health care program, and passing the costs on to you.

It’s time to hold Wal-Mart accountable for the destruction they’ve brought to your community. Send a message to your state representatives urging them to do their homework and find out how much Wal-Mart’s penny-pinching business practices cost you.