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Related: About this forumSenator Sanders: Get Amazon Off of Corporate Welfare
Published on Aug 24, 2018
Thousands of Amazon workers are on food stamps while their boss, Jeff Bezos, is the richest man in the world.
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Senator Sanders: Get Amazon Off of Corporate Welfare (Original Post)
Donkees
Aug 2018
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Its not just Amazon its the majority of retailers in the country as they all are part of the
cstanleytech
Aug 2018
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TexasBushwhacker
(20,190 posts)1. The problem is that most of Amazon's warehouse jobs are part time
Personally, I think people should be able to work full time if they want and the hours are available.
cstanleytech
(26,291 posts)2. Its not just Amazon its the majority of retailers in the country as they all are part of the
corporate welfare system.
What needs to be done to encourage them to get off it and pay their workers better is we need to look at going after them via the tax system and by that I mean the more low paying workers a company has then the more that company pays in taxes.
If a company wants to move to a lower tax bracket then all it needs to do is pay all its workers better.
George II
(67,782 posts)3. Do you realize that Sanders sells his books on Amazon?
tecelote
(5,122 posts)5. Wonder who else does...
https://www.amazon.com/Hillary-Rodham-Clinton/e/B000APZ9VU
Corporate welfare is a real problem. If Amazon pays X and people need X+5 to live, then the +5 must come in the form of welfare. Our tax dollars pay to support these people through welfare. Therefore, the +5 does not get paid by Amazon. It gets paid by us and it goes directly in to the pockets of Amazon stockholders. Our tax dollars right in to Amazon stockholder's pockets.
Thank you Bernie for bringing this to our attention.
Right?.
Corporate welfare is a real problem. If Amazon pays X and people need X+5 to live, then the +5 must come in the form of welfare. Our tax dollars pay to support these people through welfare. Therefore, the +5 does not get paid by Amazon. It gets paid by us and it goes directly in to the pockets of Amazon stockholders. Our tax dollars right in to Amazon stockholder's pockets.
Thank you Bernie for bringing this to our attention.
Right?.
kacekwl
(7,017 posts)6. It's not about selling a product on Amazon it's
the person who is making the millions a day hoarding the billions made and not paying those who help him do just that a livable wage. Don't blame those who buy or sell on his site for his greed.
Power 2 the People
(2,437 posts)4. Go get em Bernie!
pansypoo53219
(20,977 posts)7. raise the minimum & the rest must follow.