‘Every Year, Americans Spend $153,000,000,000 to Subsidize McDonald’s and Walmart’s Underpaid Workers’ A screenshot of a tweet by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich claiming taxpayers subsidized $153 billion of corporate profits appeared on Imgur amid a wider discussion around corporate treatment of employees.
Is Amazon Seeking Public Donations to Fund Sick Leave During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Amazon's chief executive officer Jeff Bezos is a frequent target of anti-billionaire ire, which continued with claims that Amazon was soliciting public donations for paid time off.
‘If You Make $50,000/Year, $36 of Your Taxes Goes to Food Stamps, $4,000 Goes to Corporate Subsidies’ A February 2020 tweet about a $50,000 wage earner paying $36 in tax toward food stamps and $4,000 for corporate subsidies has been circulating for years. Is it true?
‘Whole Foods Holiday Food Drive’ Post A viral social media status update critiques Amazon's Whole Foods over a purported holiday food drive arranged so that customers purchase food in-store and donate it to needy families.
Did Jeff Bezos Cut Whole Foods Workers Benefits as He Bought a Second Mansion? A viral Robert Reich tweet claimed that as the billionaire bought a lavish mansion, Amazon's Whole Foods rescinded part-time employees' healthcare benefits.
