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James Talarico: “If I'm putting my hard-earned taxes into Medicaid to cover…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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Published | Video Starts at 1:14:12

They're having to apply for assistance while working there. And so that means you and I are subsidizing that corporation's bottom line. Yeah. Because if, if I'm, If I'm putting my hard-earned taxes into Medicaid to cover employees at Walmart, that means that I am subsidizing Walmart's profit margins. And I just. Nothing against Walmart, I shop at Walmart, I have no, I've, I think my problem is that the most powerful people, the wealthiest people need to step up and do their fair share. (1:14:12–1:14:26)

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Asserts that taxpayer money is used to subsidize Walmart's profit margins through Medicaid.

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