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jdavis703
1829 days ago
There are plenty of reasons to support unions, but this sort of corporate welfare could be eliminated by increasing the minimum wage.
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gruez
1829 days ago
Paying people minimum wage is "corporate welfare"? How so?
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jdavis703
1828 days ago
Because the alternative is the taxpayer winds up paying for those workers’ healthcare, food and housing (Medicaid, SNAP and Section 8 vouchers).
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gruez
1828 days ago
You're forgetting the alternative where the person ends up getting unemployed instead, in which case the taxpayer pays 100% for those workers’ healthcare, food and housing.
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