walmart has finally admitted that food
stamps actually subsidize their profits
for a long time I've been telling you
about how McDonald's and wal-mart
and other low-wage employers actually
benefit significantly from government
benefits because their employees are
able to as a result of the low income
that they pay that they are paid still
maintain that job because they have
other benefits coming in from the
federal government
Walmart now has actually said Walmart
caters to lower-income consumers
which have been hit disproportionally
hard
about 20 percent of the company's
shoppers
our food stamps its food stamps users
about one in seven Americans are $48
million people took a hit in 2013
when the federal government food stamp
program was cut
significantly Walmart is admitting
that because there are less food stamp
benefits
nay are not doing as well this is a
clear admission the clearest admission
we've seen so far from Walmart
that day are subsidized by federal
government benefits
the most incredible thing is that you
would think these low-wage employers and
also
places where people with low wages often
shop
would realize the more federal
government benefits people have the more
you are going to make
yet they still mostly support Republican
candidates
who oppose those very policies right it
is interesting admission from Walmart
but I doubt we'll hear be admission a
how what percentage of their employees
use food stamps right
yeah I don't think that we've ever seen
that we know that mcdonald's straight up
at least used to recommend to their
employees that they can subsidize their
income with
food stamps but I don't think we've
heard those numbers I would be very
interested
in seeing those numbers
