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refurbtoday at 12:11 AM1 replyview on HN

It’s wild to blame Walmart for government subsidies when it’s the government not Walmart who decides who gets benefits.

Is Walmart to blame they hired a single mother of 3 for $20/hr? Would this women be better off if Walmart never existed and she was unemployed?

And then turn around and blame Walmart for selling essential food items for low prices because SNAP can be used to pay for them. Would you rather SNAP beneficiaries pay more for groceries so they have less to eat?


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vannevartoday at 12:23 AM

> Would this women be better off if Walmart never existed and she was unemployed?

If you think about this a bit, I'll bet you can spot the flaw in your own argument.