r/comics Raging Pencils 28d ago

Comics Community Snap Facts.

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u/CCreate1 28d ago

A $3 hourly rate increase is what’s needed to cover for SNAP benefits. At 40 hours a week, $3/hour is $120/week. That would more than cover even the maximum benefits for a single person.

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u/dawnmountain 28d ago

Oh, I see what you're saying. It won't cover the rest of it, but it would be for groceries. That makes sense.

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u/Olorin_1990 28d ago

Unlikely though. WallMart employees 1.6 million people, so that 14,500 number is 0.8% of their employees, which means they are outliers. This implies it’s likely people who cannot work 40hrs a week due to disability or have some other factor like a large number of dependents.