That's the way of major corporations.
They pay such ******* wages and benefits that their people are on the welfare rolls by the thousands.
You may not agree with it, but these major corporations keep those prices cheap by keeping their EMPLOYEES broke. Working people on welfare because you'd rather pay for those products through your tax dollars.
"Giant corporations pay starvation wages – wages so low their workers have to rely on Medicaid and food stamps to survive," Sen. Bernie Sanders said.
www.businessinsider.com
- Walmart and McDonald's are among the companies with most workers on federally-funded social safety net programs to help pay for healthcare and food assistance, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
- Thousands of people working at the chains are on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food stamps and Medicaid, the watchdog found.
- Walmart was in the top four employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients in each of the states analyzed in the report.
- "Giant corporations pay starvation wages – wages so low their workers have to rely on Medicaid and food stamps to survive," said Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who commissioned the report.
- Spokespersons from Walmart and McDonald's told The Washington Post that the findings reflected that their companies were among the largest employers in the US.
You're paying one way or another. Enjoy that cheap toilet paper you use for that cheap fast food.