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Originally Posted by L-Pink
Rochard, I'm not talking about someone else's life or dream. I'm talking about why my tax dollars, and yours, should help underwrite the lives of those being employed by the nations largest employer.
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I don't think our tax dollars are underwriting the lives of anyone else. Just because you make minimum wage and or live below the poverty level, does not automatically mean you are collecting benefits from the government. I worked for minimum wage and slummed it with room mates, eating top ramon, and driving a POS car - but I never got welfare or food stamps. All of my friends from 21-26 or so were the same - minimum wage, renting rooms or sharing apartments, and doing their best to get by... But none of us ever collected food stamps.
I would imagine the bigger problem is not the crappy wages, but instead the fact that Wal Mart doesn't hire people full time is the larger issue. I am also wondering about the demographics of their employees - I would be guessing most of them are either in their twentys and not qualified for a better job, work part time, or are retired.
Again, this is the American Dream in action. If you want to work less than part time for minimum wage then Wallyworld is for you. If you want to better yourself work harder and go to college.