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'Do not, for the love of God, tell kids that slavery was beneficial' (www.rawstory.com)
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[โ€“] Duamerthrax@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Some are actually trying to bring company towns back. In some countries, Walmart pays their employees, in whole or in part, with gift cards.

[โ€“] flipht@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

In the US, Walmart pays their employees by teaching them to file for food stamps and then keeping their pay depressed enough to qualify.