GoKawiilGAO data shows Amazon SNAP and Medicaid enrollment nearly tripled since 2020
A GAO analysis found that over 12,300 Amazon workers across 11 states now receive SNAP food assistance, with another 11,338 relying on Medicaid, numbers that have nearly tripled since 2020. This surge in public assistance use coincided with Amazon's annual profits jumping from $11.6 billion to $77.7 billion over the same period.
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When large, highly profitable employers pay wages too low for workers to cover groceries or healthcare, taxpayers effectively subsidize corporate labor costs through safety-net programs. This pattern, also seen at Walmart, Uber, and Dollar General, raises questions about whether minimum wage and benefit standards are keeping pace with corporate profitability.
- Amazon SNAP and Medicaid enrollment nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025
- Amazon's annual profit rose from $11.6 billion to $77.7 billion in the same span
- Amazon ranks among top US employers whose workers rely on public assistance
Source: futurism.com — Joe Wilkins, 2026-09-14
Published there as: “Amazon Has Become Pathetically Reliant on Food Stamps to Power Its Empire”
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