Contradictions in the Anti-Hunger Movement
Walmart spends $2 billion a year to fight hunger. This sounds impressive until you hear the grim truth - that the average Walmart worker, of which there are 1.4 million in the US, earns $8.81 per hour. At this pay rate, a single parent with one child working full time would qualify for food stamps.
In other words, the public is subsidizing Walmart billions of dollars annually to keep its employees productive, healthy and free of hunger through government food and healthcare programs, yet the company crows about the millions of dollars it distributes to anti-hunger causes.
