VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 15 days agoWalmart actually teaches their employees how to get food stampsdiscuss.onlineimagemessage-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageWalmart actually teaches their employees how to get food stampsdiscuss.onlineVetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 15 days agomessage-square72linkfedilink
minus-squaregroucho@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoOr she’s in section 8 housing, which means the government is subsidizing WalMart in two ways. Or she had a better job when she applied for the apartment. There’s lots of explanations.
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoYou neglected the most likely one: The landlord’s exorbitant rent hikes. Never rent. Always buy. Even if all you can buy is a 30-year-old RV, you’re better off with that than a rent payment. The only routes out of poverty are equity and the lottery. Renting always deprives you of equity.
Or she’s in section 8 housing, which means the government is subsidizing WalMart in two ways. Or she had a better job when she applied for the apartment. There’s lots of explanations.
You neglected the most likely one: The landlord’s exorbitant rent hikes.
Never rent. Always buy. Even if all you can buy is a 30-year-old RV, you’re better off with that than a rent payment.
The only routes out of poverty are equity and the lottery. Renting always deprives you of equity.