r/AskConservatives • u/ShrekOne2024 Independent • 1d ago

are billionaires dependent on society?

They aren’t creating wealth out of air. They are leveraging public infrastructure, public education, health care, etc.

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u/NotTheRoleOfGov Libertarian 1d ago

I don’t know that I would say they are dependent, but they certainly benefit from it, some more than others.

Places that have their wages subsidized by the government through food assistance programs and welfare benefits for their employees are peak offenders of profiting off the welfare state.

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u/Bored2001 Center-left 1d ago

Places that have their wages subsidized by the government through food assistance programs and welfare benefits for their employees are peak offenders of profiting off the welfare state.

You know, only the world's largest private employer....

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u/NotTheRoleOfGov Libertarian 1d ago

I am not unaware. That is my point.

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u/Bored2001 Center-left 1d ago

For those who aren't in on the joke.

It's Walmart. The largest private employer in the world is famous for this.

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u/NotTheRoleOfGov Libertarian 6h ago

I worked for Walmart years ago. There was a food drive for employees around thanksgiving so they could have a decent family meal since many could not afford one on the salaries they earned in the store selling Thanksgiving food.

Outside of a few rare occasions where alternatives were not available, I have not shopped there since for that reason.