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To: P.O.E.

18% of all USDA Food Stamp Dollars are spent at Walmart

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303843104579168011245171266


18 posted on 05/02/2015 11:19:04 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: PGR88

And their employees receive about $6 billion in public assistance. Corporate welfare indeed.


19 posted on 05/02/2015 11:33:33 AM PDT by Wolfie
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“Last year we spent $76 billion in taxpayer money on food stamps, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.”

From here:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/08/05/how_much_walmart_gets_in_food_stamp_dollars_the_answer_may_be_forthcoming.html

That comes to about $14B a year spent at Walmart.


30 posted on 05/02/2015 2:51:08 PM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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