May 4, 2015
This past January, the insurance giant Aetna announced that it would raise its minimum wage to $16 an hour, and in late April, these raises finally made it into its employees’ pockets. As part of an effort to reduce the stress faced by front-line customer service associates in addressing their… Read More»
Tags: $15, Aetna, Connecticut, food stamps, Hartford, Mark Bertolini, McDonald's, Medicaid, minimum wage, SB1044, SNAP, Target, The Gap, TJMaxx, Walmart
June 25, 2014
Walmart, the nation’s most profitable corporation, may also be the greatest beneficiary of the taxpayer-funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as food stamps. But how has Walmart managed to make so much money off of taxpayers? For the short answer, take a look at the chart below… Read More»
Tags: Americans for Tax Fairness, benefits, food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, taxes, Walmart, Walton Family Foundation, Waltons