Reply #89: Like I said upthread: that extra cheese came out of the single mom checker's wages. [View All]

[Romulox]

But don't worry, it was likely made up for by food stamps.

Wal-Mart was encouraging its workers to apply for public assistance; taxpayers would be subsidizing Wal-Mart's low wages, bringing new meaning to the term "corporate welfare." Wal-Mart's welfare dependence made it nearly impossible for responsible employers to compete with the retail giant. It was as if taxpayers were unknowingly funding a massive plunge to the bottom in wages and benefits.

http://www.democraticwings.com/democraticwings/archives/womens_rights/001318.php