VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWalmart actually teaches their employees how to get food stampsimagemessage-square87linkfedilinkarrow-up11.18Karrow-down18
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1imageWalmart actually teaches their employees how to get food stampsVetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square87linkfedilink
minus-squaregroucho@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month agoOr she’s in section 8 housing, which means the government is subsidizing WalMart in two ways. Or she had a better job when she applied for the apartment. There’s lots of explanations.
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoYou neglected the most likely one: The landlord’s exorbitant rent hikes. Never rent. Always buy. Even if all you can buy is a 30-year-old RV, you’re better off with that than a rent payment. The only routes out of poverty are equity and the lottery. Renting always deprives you of equity.
Or she’s in section 8 housing, which means the government is subsidizing WalMart in two ways. Or she had a better job when she applied for the apartment. There’s lots of explanations.
You neglected the most likely one: The landlord’s exorbitant rent hikes.
Never rent. Always buy. Even if all you can buy is a 30-year-old RV, you’re better off with that than a rent payment.
The only routes out of poverty are equity and the lottery. Renting always deprives you of equity.