Taxpayers fund $2 billion in Medicaid for Amazon, Walmart staff

American taxpayers spend approximately $2 billion annually providing Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands of Amazon and Walmart employees eligible under federal income thresholds. The companies benefit from public subsidy rather than providing adequate employee compensation themselves.

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Taxpayers spend about $2 BILLION annually on Medicaid for Amazon & Walmart employees We the People are paying for their Benefits because Greedy GOP Billionaire Bastards will not pay them a living wage

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Taxpayers spend about $2 BILLION annually on Medicaid for Amazon & Walmart employees We the People are paying for their Benefits because Greedy GOP Billionaire Bastards will not pay them a living wage Aren't you sick of MAGA/GOP protecting the rich? https:// open.substack.com/pub/populari nformation/p/taxpayers-spend-about-2-billion-annually?r=x9iw&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web #

Taxpayers spend about $2 billion annually on Medicaid for Amazon and Walmart employees

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open.substack.com/pub/populari... They are not losing Medicaid due to any company-specific policy; rather, they are subject to the same state & federal rules (LOBBIED BY AMAZON/WALMART) that apply to all Medicaid enrollees. So if you make $1 more than minimum wage, you make too much? Just asking American taxpayers are spending billions every year providing Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousand