Many Walmart employees are not paid a livable wage. Walmart is a major beneficiary of corporate welfare:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/04/15/report-...

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/walmart-and-mcdonalds-among-...

https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/a-downward-push-the-impact-...

American tax payers are paying billions to make up the difference and subsidize Walmart's substandard wages.

Walmart privatizes its profits and socializes its costs.