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minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前Of course they are. Any employee that receives foodstamps or any other form of welfare is a subsidy that Walmart is, in a way, receiving. Put another way, if Walmart were paying a fair wage, the employee wouldn’t need or even be eligible for welfare programs. Even better – the employees end up spending most of their paycheck and benefit dollars…at Walmart.
Or Walmart is subsidized by the current programs?
Of course they are.
Any employee that receives foodstamps or any other form of welfare is a subsidy that Walmart is, in a way, receiving.
Put another way, if Walmart were paying a fair wage, the employee wouldn’t need or even be eligible for welfare programs.
Even better – the employees end up spending most of their paycheck and benefit dollars…at Walmart.