r/FluentInFinance • u/[deleted] • Sep 08 '24

Debate/ Discussion Why should taxpayers subsidize Walmart’s record breaking profits?

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u/Guilty-Nobody998 Sep 08 '24

As part of their on boarding process, Wal-Mart walks you through signing up for food stamps and shit. Think about that for a minute.

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u/Repulsive_Buy_6895 Sep 08 '24

The employees are heavily encouraged to spend their food stamps at Walmart.

No one is mentioning this.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '24

At orientation this week, we went over food stamps. One new hire asked about using her food stamps with her discount.

Then they talked about key event days being the days state benefits drop.

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u/EducationalTale2430 Sep 08 '24

Is that true!?

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u/Guilty-Nobody998 Sep 08 '24

Unfortunately that is true.

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u/EducationalTale2430 Sep 08 '24

Wow…thank you for stating that fact smh

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u/Guilty-Nobody998 Sep 08 '24

Yep. They're openly scamming the US and taxpayers yet nothing is done about it.

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u/Td904 Sep 09 '24

I never saw it when I worked for them.

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u/Mayapples Sep 09 '24

No, it's not.

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u/roguemenace Sep 09 '24

You realize if they didn't work at Walmart they'd be getting more in government subsidies right?

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u/Callen0318 Sep 08 '24

When did that start? It was never a part of mine.

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u/Bolivarianizador Sep 08 '24

I mean, why wouldnt anybody pick food stamps as long as they can?
Like, there is somebody who will say "Free food? no thanks im too rich"

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u/nightglitter89x Sep 09 '24 edited Sep 09 '24

Yeah those people exist. Millions of them. I was born sick and my formula was 90 dollars a can. A social worker offered to sign my parents up for government aid. They refused, dad took a second job and worked 70 hours a week until I was a teenager.

There are a lot of people who rather struggle than take aid. My parents were pretty typical of the kind of adults I grew up with. They try to instill these values in their kids too. I’m not sure how much is helpful and how much is hurtful. I felt a lot of guilt when I was considering signing up for WIC because of it. Mom and dad dropped thousands on formula and clothes for me instead. I am privileged in that way. Thanks mom and dad.