WalMart is subsidized by the government

Honestly I hate to admit this, but I think we have totally lost this country. We are trying to hold on to it but it's just getting out of control. Sad times.

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WalMart is subsidized by the government

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I have several thoughts on this, considering I live in Bentonville.

First, age discrimination laws actually work against Walmart's reputation. Cashiers and stockers are jobs designed specifically for part time high schoolers and college students.

If I was a store manager that didn't have to worry about age discrimination I would laugh at anyone over 30 that applied.

Second, I think saying Walmart is benefiting from government assistance to it's employees is absurd. It's actually the other way around. Many of these people would be on 100% government assistance without Walmart. These same people by having jobs at Walmart actually leach less from the taxpayers because if their job.

Third, how can Walmart be responsible for an employee that's a single mother that chooses to have 5 kids? This is a decision Walmart has zero control of, but requires more government assistance.

TLDR, I think Walmart putting some cash into the ditch diggers of the world actually takes some burden off of the taxpayers.

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Second, by paying such shite wages, most of their employees still qualify for welfare themselves.

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I don’t get this. The average hourly pay for a Walmart associate is over $14 per hour. It’s not great, but it’s enough income that a family is 3 would not qualify for SNAP benefits from that income alone. Even their minimum wage of $11 would put a full-time employee in a 2 person household over the limit.

So if they are getting benefits, then it’s likely a person is either not working full-time, which could be Walmart’s decision or the individual’s, or they have a larger household, especially if there only income.

I’m not sure how Walmart is to blame for anyone qualifying for assistance unless they limit someone’s hours full time who wants to work.

Besides, we complain when low prices go higher, so we probably shouldn’t complain about something that would make them go higher, especially given what I stated above. And the alternatives used to be a lot of smaller stores that either laid as poorly, or even worse, with higher prices.

Imagine being as oblivious as you must be to sneer about other people judging people

I think the poors should plant and harvest all their own food. And grow their own cotton for overalls.

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Second, by paying such shite wages, most of their employees still qualify for welfare themselves.

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So it’s your contention that if they weren’t employed by Walmart then they would need less assistance?

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Imagine looking into people’s carts that you don’t know and making judgments.

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Imagine some progressive twat telling you not to be judgemental of how someone else spends your money.

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Imagine looking into people’s carts that you don’t know and making judgments.

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what about when you see people with 2 carts and 1 is solely sugary drinks. you think we shouldn't judge, bob?

especially since we know kids will be consuming that poison

At least those Walmart employees are getting off the couch and down from the porch to go to work every day. Part-timers even are better than those who sit on their arse and do nothing all the time.