Majority of Texas Fast-Food Employees are on Some Form of Public Assistance

The high cost of cheap food has often been raised as it impacts our health care system. But on Tuesday a new report out of University of California at Berkley raised the question about how much low-wages at these establishments impacts our state and national budgets in terms of economic aid, food stamps, and other public benefit programs. Their findings are alarming. (Video: KTRK 13 News)

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