On Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 1:36:38 AM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> On 22/12/2015 17:28 sf wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 15:50:22 +1100, Bruce > wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 22:47:10 -0600, Sqwertz >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Walmart here in the U.S. charges the maximum they can for baby formula
> >> >because WIC pays for it - a government welfare program that
> >> >reimburses grocery stores for the retail cost of the product. And all
> >> >those WIC recipients just love Walmart, so that's where they buy it
> >> >because the retail price doesn't matter to them.
> >> >
> >> >Walmart is very good at extracting as much money as they can from the
> >> >Government. Half of Walmart's workforce qualifies for food stamps and
> >> >other public assistance programs.
> >>
> >> Even though they have a job? You've gotta love unbridled capitalism!
> >
> > We even have a term for them: working poor. Also, they're blamed for
> > being poor and called lazy - even though many of them hold several
> > part time jobs trying to make ends meet.
>
> Maybe your country needs that Sanders guy more than Clinton or Trump.

Probably, but since he'd have to work with a legislature whose entire
philosophy is to strangle the government through lack of funding, it
really wouldn't matter; nothing he proposes would be accomplished.

Cindy Hamilton