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      So does Walmart.

      Minimum wage should pay enough to live a minimum life. It doesn’t. Not even close

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        Walmart is especially egregious because the SNAP benefits that subsidize their employees’ wages are often being used at Walmart. After all, if you need groceries why not pick them up at the store you work at after your shift?

        So not only do they not pay their workers enough by letting taxpayers subsidize wages, some of that taxpayer subsidy goes right into their pockets.

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      Oh, I just realized what needs to be done. You know how many states come after the families of people who died on Medicaid to get the money back, seizing inheritance and assets? How about instead of that, they start charging businesses for employees being on government assistance? Just straight fine them for every employee who has to be on food stamps, cash assistance, or Medicaid. Idk, 10k/employee/year sounds about right. Then paying them all +9k/year becomes the cheaper option.

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      Sort of funny that a food company doesn’t pay you enough to buy food so tells you to buy food stamps…

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      This is basically a subsidy for McDonalds. If the only way a company can be rich is by subsidies, maybe it shouldn’t exist in the “free market”.