WALMART IS THE LARGEST RECIPIENT OF PUBLIC AID IN THE COUNTRY
Posted On: November 28th, 2012
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Representative-elect Alan Grayson (D-FL) said Monday that he will put mega-retailer Walmart squarely in his sights during the next Congress for the companyfs liberal use of public assistance programs to supplement their workersf wages.
Speaking to Current TV host Cenk Uygur on Mondayfs episode of gThe Young Turks,h Grayson called Walmart gthe largest recipient of public aid in the country,h saying their low wages force workers to take food stamps, housing assistance and Medicaid just to get by.
gThe taxpayer pays for the earned income credit,h he said. gThe taxpayer pays for Medicaid. The taxpayer pays for unemployment insurance when they cut hours down. And the taxpayer pays for other forms of public assistance like food stamps. I think the taxpayer is getting fed up of paying these things when, in fact, Walmart could give every employee its got, even the CEO, a 30 percent raise and still be profitable.h
He added that while the health care mandate in the Affordable Care Act will help, gthatfs just the start.h
gIn state after state after state, Walmart employees represent the largest group of Medicaid recipients, the largest group of food stamp recipients, and taxpayers shouldnft have to bear that burden,h Grayson said. gIt should be Walmart. So, wefre going to take that burden and put it where it belongs: on Walmart.h
Grayson, an outspoken progressive, was ousted from his congressional seat in 2010Œs tea party wave. He regained a seat this November following redistricting in the state that put him in a more heavily Democratic district.
This video is from gThe Young Turks,h broadcast Monday, November 27, 2012.
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