And, we, in the Sanders' camp - are going to fight back Posted: Sep 14th, 2019 - 4:02 pm In Reply to: We NEED Medicare For All - sm
The legislation, introduced by both the Vermont independent as well as Rep. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, is aimed at companies including Amazon AMZN, -0.23% , Walmart WMT, +0.44% and United Airlines UAL, +2.20% that employ low-paid employees.
Not so subtly, it was named by Sanders the Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies, or BEZOS Act. Jeff Bezos is the founder and chief executive of Amazon. (The House version is called the Corporate Responsibility and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017.)
The bill would establish a 100% tax on companies equal to the benefits their employees are receiving. Covered public assistance program include Medicaid, Section 8 housing, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, for companies with more than 500 employees.
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