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.”
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: