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It's the same with Walmart. It happens in every state. The question is when are Americans going to get tired of subsidizing these companies out of our taxes (food stamps and medical care) so they can afford to be giants?
They underpay and those employees qualify for welfare. Since when did we allow large companies to use welfare as an extension for employees?
I think if you're going to claim to be a successful large company, you should be able to pay your employees a living wage and not use taxes to subsidize your employees living expenses. Why am I helping Disney and Walmart, etc. pay their employees? If they can't pay them enough then they aren't a successful business, unless you count how smart they are for using federal and state dollars to help subsidize their payroll. Why are we continuing to let this fly?
Walmart's low-wage workers cost U.S. taxpayers an estimated $6.2 billion in public assistance including food stamps, Medicaid and subsidized housing, according to a report published to coincide with Tax Day, April 15.
It's the same with a lot of other companies, including Disney.
I'd love to see just how big these companies would be if they were forced to pay a living wage. We are all helping their employees meet their living expenses as of yet and we're not even getting a stock or two for our contributions. lol I would definitely say the system is a bit flawed.
Disney owns WABC, no wonder so many celebrities on WABC were downing President Trump before the election, Disney wanted to make America great for immigrants with work visas so they could get cheap labor, there were lawsuits filed by Disney's IT workers who were fired in Orlando, FL. and replaced by immigrants.
It's the same with Walmart. It happens in every state. The question is when are Americans going to get tired of subsidizing these companies out of our taxes (food stamps and medical care) so they can afford to be giants?
When Americans decide to vote with their wallet. Instead of going to the Walmart supercenter, go to the unionized grocery chain and be willing to fork up a little more money. People aren't going to do that though. Everyone wants dirt cheap, but don't realize what effect that has on everything.
Knowing people who work at Disney here in Orlando, it's no different. They try to make up for the low wages with park passes which don't cost them anything. With the prices they charge, you'd think they could pay higher wages.
It's the same with Walmart. It happens in every state. The question is when are Americans going to get tired of subsidizing these companies out of our taxes (food stamps and medical care) so they can afford to be giants?
The problem is the existence of those subsidies. If you put money on a table, people will pick it up.
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They underpay and those employees qualify for welfare.
Please define "underpay" with emotionally neutral language.
Every single Disney employee wants to be there. They stood in huge lines with hundreds or thousands of other people who want to be there. They willingly accepted the job and the salary it comes with. So how is it that after they willingly sign on, suddenly they're "underpaid"?
The simple fact is, working at Disney is a low-skill job that huge numbers of people want to do. There is no reason to pay more... each employee is, let's face it, disposable. Why should we try to mandate that they pay more? If someone cannot afford to live on a Disney paycheck, they're free to quit, to do something else, to move to pretty much anywhere else in the country with a much lower cost of living.
We really need to plan for success and working at an amusement park is probably not the career choice one should make. Any minimum wage job should be supplemental (for a college student, high schooler, part timer, or if you want to work a couple of jobs to succeed). When you live in one of the most expensive states I can't see why you'd expect minimum wage to support your cable, cell phone, rent, food bills.
My ex GF daugher was a dancer at the Orlando DisneyWorld. She was a teacher during the week and only danced on the weekends. This is not a "career" type job, more like a job flipping burgers as far as income goes. The pay is peanuts.
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We are all helping their employees meet their living expenses as of yet and we're not even getting a stock or two for our contributions. lol I would definitely say the system is a bit flawed.
