So, if SNAP benefits are necessary because the minimum wage hasn't kept up with inflation...

[Baitball Blogger]

does that mean that the US government is giving employers yet another welfare benefit by covering the costs that they should be paying?

[leftstreet]

1. And groceries cost too much, and the rent is too much

medical costs are too much
bank fees are too much
cars and appliances are too much
I
could
go
on

[AllaN01Bear]

7. and ss and ssi not keeping up.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. or they were at one time paying

There are different legal, financial, economic rules, laws in various eras for dividing the pie. Being compensated to keep quiet is one such. The peasantry in other countries/centuries might like to weigh in.

[maspaha]

3. Yes! You are exactly correct!

We, taxpayers, give welfare benefits to the Walton family because the low pay at Walmart qualifies their workers for SNAP, WIC, CHIP, etc…

That’s how it works.

[Farmer-Rick]

6. Not only that but about 25% of all SNAP benefits are

Spent in Walmart stores. It use to be a higher percentage before COVID but they lost the bottom of the market and it is going to Target, Aldi and Dollar stores. Those stores offer cheaper produce.

So clearly SNAP recipients are looking for the best bargain prices.

[MaineBlueBear]

4. Corporatism

Privatize the profit; socialize the risk.

[Orrex]

5. Of course. Taxpayers have subsidized corporate payrolls for decades