Letters to editor for Friday, April 16, 2021
Letter writers
Blame migrants or corporate greed ?
The disparity between billionaires growing richer during the pandemic and a woman working two jobs yet being unable to afford her insulin or food (as highlighted in articles one recent day) was blamed by one writer on immigrants flooding our country and working for low wages. I m sure that s what Walmart, McDonald s and other corporate entities want you to believe.
But in November 2020 the Government Accountability Office released data showing some of the biggest and most profitable corporations in the U.S. are the top employers of workers who receive Medicaid and SNAP aid to buy food.