Welfare is also kind of a subsidy for low paying employers. If Walmart doesn’t pay enough for its employees to afford to live, then the government steps in wit

Welfare is also kind of a subsidy for low paying employers. If Walmart doesn’t pay enough for its employees to afford to live, then the government steps in with ebt and housing vouchers, etc. to make up the difference. That’s money Walmart isn’t paying. In fact, they get to kind of double dip. As those employees will likely shop there. So the ebt gets spent there. The government essentially pays Walmart to feed its employees. The employees are being double hit. Because their income is still taxed, then they essentially get scrip that they’ll likely have to spend at the place where they work. It’s why you’ll also never see any real movement on the welfare issue. It’s a way to funnel tax money to the rich via poor people.