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wasoxygen  ·  3510 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Salary Subsidy Quiz

Hm, I see that my phrasing makes it hard for me to understand what you are saying is true. There are three clauses in #1:

· 1a. We [taxpayers] subsidize employers.

· 1b. Employers take advantage by paying lower wages [than they would if the welfare programs did not exist].

· 1c. The rest of us make up the difference.

Which, may I ask, of these three are true? (1c is mostly rhetorical.)