Did you notice the Wal-Mart tax as you paid your taxes this year? In case you missed it the Wal-Mart tax costs working taxpayers $6.2 billion a year. With a B. Every year. According to a 2014 report by Americans for Tax Fairness, Walmart gets an estimated $6.2 billion in subsidies every year, most from the Federal Government. So you’re not just paying your taxes, you’re paying for Wal-Mart’s $6.2 billion in various federal tax subsidies. The Wal-Mart tax includes federal tax breaks along with money low-wage Wal-Mart workers get from various federal programs since Wal-Mart doesn’t pay enough for them to live Sections Political Action