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Tim Ryan: “Look at Wal-Mart. They have gamed the system. They pay their employees just enough for them to qualify for Medicaid, so…”

On the recordJune 22, 2005
Look at Wal-Mart. They have gamed the system. They pay their employees just enough for them to qualify for Medicaid, so they do not pay them any more. They do not give them health care benefits and they qualify for Medicaid. That is corporate welfare. Everyone is worried about cutting welfare checks for poor people. How about the rich people that get at the public trough and pig out? We are subsidizing Wal-Mart while they are forcing their suppliers to go to China.
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Tim Ryan
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