I worked at the Home Depot. Companies like Home Depot, Staples, Wal-Mart, Lowes, Office Depot and on and on use the same business model which exploits the working poor. Low wages, part time work, no benefits. This is a drain on our economy and now some in congress want to abolish the meager safety net, such as Medicaid, that is a last resort for the working poor. All Wal-Mart and their ilk offer is a life of perpetual poverty.