RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist#uspol Figures. Not only does a #Walmart opening near you ruin local business, they are tax supported! Yet, they want tax breaks that lead to cuts in public assistance?
In Nevada, Walmart had 4,574 employees, 29.3% of their employees in that state, enrolled in Medicaid in 2024. In four states (Colorado, Massachusetts, Illinois, and Michigan), Walmart had a total of 10,920 employees enrolled in the SNAP food aid program.
The media organization More Perfect Union points out that Walmart not only relies on SNAP to make up for the low wages they pay their workers, but they also benefit when people use food stamps to buy groceries in their stores. According to a Numerator survey covering the 12 months ending July 31, 2025, Walmart ranked No. 1 for SNAP benefit redemption, receiving nearly 26% of all SNAP dollars.
Very quotable article from Common Dreams: https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/16-billionaires-underpay-workers
Meet the 16 Billionaires Making Bank by Underpaying Their Workers | Common Dreams
The poverty wage business model that is so prevalent in Corporate America works spectacularly well for a handful of wealthy and politically powerful executives and shareholders. For the rest of us, not so much.
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