Sunday, September 15, 2013

With Wal-Mart veto, D.C. mayor puts city’s poor ahead of rally cry for working poor

The Washington Post reports:
Four bus rides to and from his Northeast Washington apartment to the Landover Wal-Mart often consumes half of Jimmy Pegues’s day. But since a heart attack last year pushed the used car salesman into retirement and onto Social Security, biweekly trips for $4 generic prescriptions have become a lifeline to make ends meet.

“I come to Wal-Mart — religiously,” said Pegues, 64, who saves $110 a month over pharmacies in the District. “For me, at this point, and at this time in my life, the price is the most important thing.”