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Amazon Workers on Food Stamps Nearly Tripled, While Company Spends $200 Billion on AI (finance.yahoo.com)
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[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Disgusting!

I wonder if a tax on this would help? Like the government will reclaim 150% of costs associated with providing welfare to a company's employees from the company. Clearly, include administration fees and a fee fee. Maybe with tiers. 10% of employees, 150% of cost. 20% of employees, 200% of costs. Increasing as it goes. Include the part time workers.

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This will never happen in the US.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

STOP BEING DEFEATIST!

YOU ARE NOT FIGHTING AND THEY LOVE IT!

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 0 points 3 weeks ago

I am not being defeatist. This will absolutely not happen until the empire collapses at which point much wilder things are going to happen.

Stop being naive and get to work preparing for that eventuality.

[–] Waterpumpee@lemmus.org 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

"include the part time workers" i dont think this is good. Part time has a place.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Part-time employment is often used by employers to avoid paying benefits while normalizing grind culture

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, but Amazon already forces people to be part time so as to avoid paying benifits. They won't give people full time hours while they advertise for more workers. So any penalties would need to be prorated per percentage of full time so at least there's no further incentive to avoid having full time positions.

[–] danhab99@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago

We should tax employers to fund their employees food stamps

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why y’all using his old face?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And why some asshole that owns only 8% of the company rather than the CEO?

[–] muffedtrims@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Bezos is still chairman of the board. The CEO reports to the board.

[–] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

New law: companies are ineligible for government grants/tax breaks if >5% of employees are on welfare. Take away their biggest cash cow until they pay their employees a living wage.

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You lost me at the 5% threshold for the impoverishment we should tolerate from the rich 🤔

[–] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Just trying to keep it somewhat achievable. An ideal world would absolutely be 0%

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How about no one that has a job should be paid so little they need food assistance?

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

... that's what losing the incentives would force Amazon to do.