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In reply to the discussion: No corporation should get a tax cut which has any employee on public assistance. Matthew Dowd [View all]forgotmylogin
(7,496 posts)29. They should offer tax cuts for offering a living wage.
If all the full-time employees working for over a year clear 27k annually, the corporation can get a tax cut. I know that's low, but better than a lot.
None of this "if business have more money they'll pay more voluntarily!" The tax cut should be a balance for enabling more workers to get into higher tax brackets.
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No corporation should get a tax cut which has any employee on public assistance. Matthew Dowd [View all]
Quixote1818
Jan 2018
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That means Walmart, most big Fast Food resturant chains, Grocery and Big Box stores, etc.
ProudMNDemocrat
Jan 2018
#4
Exactly. That's why the place is always mobbed. Great deals on quality products.
SunSeeker
Jan 2018
#27
Your concerns can be remedied by simply passing a law like what we have now in CA.
SunSeeker
Jan 2018
#30
Furthermore employers should be denied from asking an employee or an applicant if they receive
cstanleytech
Jan 2018
#19
Yep. Bernie often said Wal Mart should "get off of welfare" on the campaign trail.
PatsFan87
Jan 2018
#32