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7. Yes, Low Wage equate to Corporate well fare

Reply to louis c (Original post)

Sat Aug 24, 2013, 09:29 PM

Aug 2013

People who make minimum wage can't get by without food stamps, some type of health care assistance (maybe going to the emergency room) and housing assistance. Because the big corporations, don't pay them a decent wage, the taxpayers have to step in and help. Then the big corporations (like Walmart) pocket huge profits and everyone forgets that they would not be making these profits if not for the help their low paid employees are getting from the government. It's disgusting!

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Where's the common sense in the latest red meat, right wing welfare "facts"? [View all] louis c Aug 2013 OP

Off to the greatest... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #1

Thanks for the Rec. louis c Aug 2013 #2

You are welcome... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #3

Very true - if you can survive on welfare, but you can't survive on the minimum wage bhikkhu Aug 2013 #4

Yes, they are grouping together any kind of assistance and calling it ''welfare''. YOHABLO Aug 2013 #12

Exactly. They make it sound like you can decide to simply not work,... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #15

Welfare programs are supplementing low wage payers and then the receivers are blamed for Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #5

Thank you for understanding my post (NT) louis c Aug 2013 #17

well, for starters, it's debunked BS stupidicus Aug 2013 #6

Yes, Low Wage equate to Corporate well fare dem in texas Aug 2013 #7

You're putting common sense, facts and RW in one sentence? hobbit709 Aug 2013 #8

Regarding minimum wage, Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #9

My Fox News watching friend brought that up out of the blue doc03 Aug 2013 #10

Great post. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #14

Not the entire equation... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #11

K&R! Enthusiast Aug 2013 #13

Pay no attention to the vast sums spent on corporate welfare to benefit a tiny group of already Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2013 #16