American Taxpayers Subsidize Fast-Food Industry's Low Wages
by The National Memo on Oct 28, 2013 | Views: 232 | Score: 2
| All Workers | Fast Food Workers | |
| Participation in Public Assistance Programs | 25 | 52 |
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A new study finds that 52% of fast-food workers receive either SNAP, Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) benefits for themselves or their families, at a cost of $7 billion to taxpayers. That’s more than double the rate of participation in public programs as compared to other industries