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Walmart
960,000 low-wage workers @ $12.50/hr
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Walmart
$3.4B to $10.1B
Annual Taxpayer Cost
$3,541 to $10,522
Per Low-Wage Worker
960,000
Low-Wage Workers
$12.50/hr
Average Wage
Context: This taxpayer subsidy equals 30.9% of Walmart's annual profit of $21.9B.
Estimates based on federal benefit program data. Actual enrollment varies by worker demographics and state policies.
Walmart employees receive $6.8B in public assistance annually, paid by taxpayers.
Each low-wage worker at Walmart costs taxpayers an average of $7,042 per year in benefits.
Under a 0% tax, raising wages to $12.50/hr costs less than paying the tax.