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Shadowflash

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13. Some of that might be better. For taxpayers and everybody.

Wed Jul 24, 2013, 08:12 AM

Jul 2013

If you work at Walmart for $8.50 and hour you are going to need government assistance. That's not a 'job' that just something to do while you collect food stamps and medicade.

If I'm going to live off the government, anyway, (and subsidize Wally World while doing it.) why bother with a 'job' that takes away my free time. If I'm on the dole, I'm gonna enjoy it. I'll just NOT work at walmart and get welfare as well as the medicaid and foodstamps I'm already getting by being a wally world employee.

Either way, I can't support myself and the taxpayer have to do it, so why bother?

So, yes, a higher minimum wage would be fair. If you are willing to put in a whole day's work (especially for someone else, to line thier pockets with profit) then you rightfully deserve to be able to live off what you make.

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Walmart Decries D.C. �Living Wage� Legislation [View all] Sherman A1 Jul 2013 OP

Can't have people "living," woo me with science Jul 2013 #1

Walmart is scared. This could be a trend. Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #2

It should be a trend.... Wounded Bear Jul 2013 #20

Poor poor Walmart. Nt abelenkpe Jul 2013 #3

$12.50 an hour will break the back of Walmart! B Calm Jul 2013 #4

Why not raise the minimum wage. Travis_0004 Jul 2013 #5

I partly feel that way too Victor_c3 Jul 2013 #9

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #10

The problem is: You and I have to support the Wal-mart workers by giving them food stamps.. BlueJazz Jul 2013 #12

Some of that might be better. For taxpayers and everybody. Shadowflash Jul 2013 #13

the more people make, the more they have to spend on crap at walmart.. frylock Jul 2013 #17

Safeway and Giant are union last time I checked Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #6

Saw figures stating such a raise would cost customers 46 cents per trip. CurtEastPoint Jul 2013 #7

oh, the humanity frylock Jul 2013 #18

It might discourage investment by large chain stores in the Washington area Victor_c3 Jul 2013 #8

DC has a slight hypocrisy problem..... 7962 Jul 2013 #11

do those city workers get health benefits.. frylock Jul 2013 #19

Dont know the answer to that one 7962 Jul 2013 #21

OTOH I decry having to support Walmart workers with my taxes rurallib Jul 2013 #14

Some people decry supporting any workers with their taxes. Igel Jul 2013 #16

And should they pull out nykym Jul 2013 #15

Agreed Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #22