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Katie, are we becoming a dependent nation? >> absolutely. all we have to do is look at the numbers to prove it. in 2009, 11% of american households were on food stamps. in 2014, 20% of american households are on food stamps. why is that? because unemployment is not down. the percentage of unemployment that the bureau of labor statisticses gives us is a bonus false number that doesn't show us the whole unemployment picture. we have 90 million people out of work. you said it in the beginning of the segment. there are a lot of people, almost half, who are not paying income tax for the federal gov...

Ways in which the working poor -- they say they want to encourage a culture of work. working poor is being punished. >> goldie, that really struck me about this study, also, is that we are talking about working people. to have it not be such an abstract concept but to really think about what walmart work doers in terms of their daily lives and their work. i want to read what the walmart folks said in response. they said more than 99% of our associates earn above minimum wage. in fact, the average hourly wage for our associates, both full and part-time, is an average of $11.83 an hour. i'm not ...

Largest economy is slowing down. china's growth rate came in slightly above expectations but there are concerns that could lead to unemployment in china, as massive double-digit growth is starting to slow down. >> absolutely. >> "forbes," walmart's low wage workers cause u.s. taxpayers nearly $2.6 billion in public assistance programs. walmart says the report is misleading and that 99% of its employees earn more than minimum wage. a spokesperson says both full time and part-time employees take home an average of $11.83 an hour. >> and "the atlanta journal-constitution" shows the average ceo ea...

Enough that no one was eligible for food stamps. the average person living near the poverty line can receive around $130 a month in food stamps. say you're a single mom with one child and you work for walmart, you'd be eligible for food samples if you make less than $20,449 a year. walmart says the average wage for hourly store associates is $11.83 an hour. industrial analyst research puts the average cashier at about $8.81 an hour. based on data from one state, ohio, as many as 15% of walmart employees use food stamps. that is about 40 employ qulees per store who earn so little they qualify f...