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Old 08-08-2013, 04:41 PM  
kane
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Originally Posted by PornoMonster View Post
But hey, if they do not make poverty level, the gov makes up for that....

I recently read that the average Walmart that employs 300 people will also cost the taxpayers between $900K and $1.7 million per year in public benefits.

The reason is that the wages are so low that the people working there also get food stamps, housing assistance, likely daycare assistance, medical coverage and maybe even cash.

To me that seems pretty crazy!
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