Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said it's too easy for people to feed their families with SNAP benefits and suggested they should have to go to food banks so they feel embarrassed. The real embarrassment is lack of living wages stateline.org/2026/07/09/f... h/t @kelciemmorris.bsky.social @stateline.org
The real embarrassment is late-stage capitalism, Kevin "Many workers at some of the largest US corporations have no choice but to rely on healthcare and food assistance because of low wages, even as CEO compensation continues to grow, according to a new report."
Workers at top 20 US low-wage firms rely on public assistance, report saysExclusive: study finds workers at 20 S&P 500 firms rely on Medicaid and Snap as CEO pay and buybacks soarwww.theguardian.comThe corporations also spent massive mounts of stock buybacks in 2024, totaling $32.5bn...Had all the companies spent that money to bolster worker pay, the wage of a million workers could have risen from $29,087 to $59,600—the income level needed to afford the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment
Workers at top 20 US low-wage firms rely on public assistance, report saysExclusive: study finds workers at 20 S&P 500 firms rely on Medicaid and Snap as CEO pay and buybacks soarwww.theguardian.com