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> SNAP is a subsidy for every industry that sells products that people on SNAP might purchase You're missing my point. SNAP is a direct subsidy to Walmart not
by __jal 9y ago
> SNAP is a subsidy for every industry that sells products that people on SNAP might purchase
You're missing my point. SNAP is a direct subsidy to Walmart not because they sell food, but because many of their workers cannot live where they live without being enrolled in SNAP due to the low pay.
SNAP subsidizes Walmart by supplementing workers' paychecks.
- aey 9y agoIt sounds like you are suggesting that wages should be set at a minimum level that is strictly above any government assistance. So if you have a job, you are disqualified from any assistance what so ever, and all the government assistance should be focused on people without jobs, essentially to bring them to that minimum. That's similar to what welfare was like before welfare reform in 96 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Responsibility_and_Work_Opportunity_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Responsibility_and_...
- Consultant32452 9y agoI understand your point, I was just pointing you to a different perspective. Wal-Mart makes far more money from SNAP recipients as customers than it potentially saves in wages. I personally do not believe SNAP saves Wal-Mart any wages at all. I'll circle back to the question I asked several levels ago. If SNAP suddenly disappeared, do you believe that would cause Wal-Mart to raise its wages? If not, then your point is moot since it's not saving Wal-Mart any wage costs.