The Difference between a 23YO American in 1980, and a 23YO American in 2025

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37. That came up the other day on a thread here

The proposed solution was to have Walmart (or whomever) pay the government for every employee who is getting public assistance.

While that seems like an easy fix, I don't agree that it is, because someone being on public assistance may be due solely to their pay or it could be a result of pay and family size.

The question I posed is this: two employees doing the same work and making the same wage (same hourly rate, same number of hours, etc.). One employee is single, no dependents, and doesn't need any public assistance. The second is a single parent with two kids, and due to income and family size, qualifies for SNAP benefits and Medicaid.

Should Walmart have to pay the single parent with dependents more than they pay the single no-dependents employee for the same work?