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@vruz does anyone have a count by state?

@billseitz This is a report based on research by the Government Accountability Office that compiled these facts across states, but it dates back to 2020. The situation, in any case, has probably worsened since then.

Washington Post report
https://archive.ph/Jn5ka

Government Accountability Office data
https://archive.ph/W5a4i

@vruz noodling in here....
biggest state-case I saw was Georgia...
with 4k employees on food stamps;
Georgia has ~130k people on food stamps;
Walmart has 60k employees in Georgia;
Georgia follows the federal minimum wage of $7.25;
20 states do the same: https://www.epi.org/minimum-wage-tracker/#/min_wage/

@billseitz

That's horrific. Didn't you find anything that stands out in Louisiana or Alabama?

@billseitz

Ah, I see... no data for the formerly slavery-inclined states. Should I be surprised?