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of Truck Wages or Company Scrip, where an employer will pay employees in company minted money that is only redeemable in company owned stores. It is referenced in the sea shanty Wellerman and the last company to get sued for using it was Walmart Mexico.

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Fun Fact: of ‘Truck Wages’ or ‘Company Scrip, where an employer will pay employees in company minted money that is only redeemable in company owned stores. It is referenced in the sea shanty ‘Wellerman’ and the last company to get sued for using it was Walmart Mexico.

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