1. We subsidize low-paying employers through welfare programs like food stamps, Medicaid, and housing assistance. Corporations like McDonald's and Walmart take advantage of these programs by paying lower wages to their employees, collecting more profit, while the rest of us make up the difference.
2. A person who receives food, medical, and housing assistance is less inclined to work to earn money to pay for these goods and services. Therefore, McDonald's and Walmart must pay higher wages than they would absent the welfare services to induce such people to work, reducing corporate profits.
Which is true?