The Truth About Amazon, Food Stamps, and Tax Breaks
The Truth About Amazon, Food Stamps, and Tax Breaks
Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer
September 7, 20189m 12s
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Show Notes
Since the early 2000s, Amazon has quietly received more than $1.5 billion in government subsidies, in exchange for bringing new jobs to cities and states across the country. At the same time, low-wage employees at Amazon's grueling warehouses have sometimes had to rely on a different kind of government benefit, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, to make ends meet.
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