Referring back to my other post above.... the government has been raising the income levels, and lowering the restrictions and qualifications on government assistance programs...
"So then by the logic in this thread, every company in the US that pays minimum wage is being supported by taxes because their employees qualify for government assistance. I hope that every person in this thread that rails against WalMart is also boycotting :
restaurants,
fast food places,
quick oil change places
income tax preparation services,
etc....
They all have employees that make minimum wage.
In fact these days if you make less then $17 per hour and you have a family then you qualify for some form of government assistance, so I guess the minimum wage needs to be $17 per hour, eh?
(of course when that happens then the government will simply raise the levels under which you qualify for some form of federal assistance again, and the cycle will go around and around.... After all we can't have people NOT relying on government assistance, that might make them self-reliant!)"
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So by your logic, then every restaurant, and fast food place, etc.... that pays minimum wage, is using government assistance to put other business out of business....
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