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> But state support for the employed is just a subsidy for the employer. I'm not sure what you're talking about. You are not supposed to receive state support

• tarboreus 9y ago
  Over 60% of government benefits go to the employed. Walmart has built a whole business model around this, giving workers information on collecting government benefits, which is essentially a huge government subsidy for Walmart and similar businesses.
• scarface74 9y ago
  That's exactly what the EITC is. The main benefit is that it's a direct subsidy by the government instead of burdening businesses with paying people above what a free market demands. From a political standpoint. It's also a lot easier for people to support. You have to work to receive it and it's been popular in both Republican and Democratic administrations. I can't speak for the current one. I don't think Trump has any core set of beliefs.