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jmbar2

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30. The poors are not the cause of debt/deficits - let's fight back with facts

Sun May 11, 2025, 07:00 PM

May 11

Most SNAP recipients work.

Across nine states–Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington – these large corporations employed the following numbers of SNAP recipients in February 2020:

· Walmart – 14,541
· McDonald’s – 8,783
· Dollar Tree – 4,515
· Dollar General – 4,488
· Amazon – 4,218
· Burger King – 3,326
· FedEx – 2,622
· Wendy’s – 2,237
· Subway – 2,231
· Taco Bell – 2,114
· Uber – 2,032
· Target – 1,783
· Dunkin’ Donuts – 1,564
· Home Depot – 1,305
· Lowe’s – 1,154
· Family Dollar – 570
· CVS – 545
· Walgreens – 355

4.7 million SNAP recipients who worked full-time for 50 or more weeks in 2018 earned wages so low that they qualified for these federal benefits.

https://www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/taxpayers-subsidize-poverty-wages-at-large-corporations-gao-finds.pdf

Congress should claw back money spent on benefits from the companies themselves, not from the underpaid workers.

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Proposed SNAP changes could impact 11 million Americans, report finds [View all] BumRushDaShow May 11 OP

Post removed Post removed May 11 #1

huh? Skittles May 11 #2

Are you okay? ❤️ littlemissmartypants May 11 #5

Did you actually read that before you hit "send"? niyad May 11 #13

Welcome to DU orangecrush May 11 #16

Is that English? Scrivener7 May 11 #31

Mump Wants to Starve Americans with Cha May 11 #3

Hey Cha! BumRushDaShow May 11 #4

Republican math. Good grief! There's a way to fudge those numbers... littlemissmartypants May 11 #6

Mahalo BRDS.. It's a Horror Show. Cha May 11 #7

They are pushing to repeal the Child Labor laws BumRushDaShow May 11 #9

Ohh... I forgot about that Cha May 11 #10

So once that child reaches 8 years of age they're capable of being on their own? patphil May 11 #18

that sentence stumped me as well. peacebuzzard May 11 #21

I am proud to pay taxes which help my fellow citizens perdita9 May 11 #8

The "99%" ARE paying taxes BumRushDaShow May 11 #11

The period of the greatest DENVERPOPS May 11 #25

Totally agree! choie May 11 #26

What's 11 million people when enjoy being mean. xuplate May 11 #12

When they enact this DENVERPOPS May 11 #23

Not too worry. At the same time, Large Corporations will start paying more taxes, realizing... chouchou May 11 #14

How ironic. Buddyzbuddy May 11 #15

A beautiful tribute to your very fine mother! erronis May 11 #17

Thank you. Buddyzbuddy May 11 #19

So they're saying Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 11 #20

The pilfering and butchering of SNAP is a shame peacebuzzard May 11 #22

If it were just the DENVERPOPS May 11 #24

honestly I think you are correct about the CEO's its all about the tax breaks and contract favors peacebuzzard May 11 #28

What % of GOP Congress have ever shopped for their household food in a supermarket? bucolic_frolic May 11 #27

very few if they are doing their jobs. peacebuzzard May 11 #29

The poors are not the cause of debt/deficits - let's fight back with facts jmbar2 May 11 #30

How I Despise these Repugs & drumphf.... electric_blue68 May 12 #32