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In reply to the discussion: Are you 'angry' over the end of the payroll tax holiday? [View all]Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)America's largest employer is Walmart, followed (if I recall) by McDonalds at number two. Rounding out most of the rest of the top ten are other service and retail providers, such as Home Depot. All of these jobs pay as close to the legal minimum as they possibly can. No benefits of course, they don't even offer full time positions. The national average pay for Walmart checker is 17K a year.
This is the reality for tens of millions of working poor. Wage slavery, no benefits, no healthcare, no jobs, no future, no hope... and no net. For these poor people, the money now once again coming out of their check is a big deal. We are taking this money from the poor, not to ensure that the program will be around for them when they grow old -- we all know that that's complete bullshit -- but to hand it to the baby boomers.