This week, without putting up a fuss, Wal-Mart quietly wrote a check to the taxpayers of Ohio for $1.7 million -- almost the full amount of the original subsidy.

Latinos throughout the Americas have a right to expect 'mas' from the Wal-Mart corporation -- or to find some other place to shop.

This phony money-shuffling is part of Wal-Mart's "hidden tax" on the rest of us who pay our taxes without the counsel of corporate tax accountants.

Allowing Wal-Mart to buy itself out of criminal prosecution did not sit well with the victim's family. "It's like if they were driving a car and they hit someone, killed him and walked away," said the father of the victim.

If Wal-Mart is committed to helping families save money, they should start by giving their own workers access to affordable health care. Forget the Blue Bunny bars, Flipped Out Cup, and 5,000 scoopers.