One of the big reasons we need a living wage, a $15.00 per hour minimum wage is so that companies like Walmart are paying for their employees and not the nations taxpayers.
Report: Walmart Workers Cost Taxpayers $6.2 Billion In Public Assistance
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.