Hiltzik: Who profits most from Medicaid? Employers like Walmart and Amazon, many of whose workers rely on the program

John Sutter : GOP budget proposals would cut Medicaid , food stamps, other safety net programs.

He says corporations that benefit from these programs have been taking advantage of public assistance.

Sutter says Walmart , McDonald's , Amazon and Walmart all benefit from Medicaid and food stamps.

GOP budget cuts would be steered to wealthy Americans and corporations, he says.

Amazon says it's unfair to ascribe the enrollment of its employees in public assistance programs to its pay practices.

All three companies have taken steps in recent years to increase minimum wages for their workforces.

The GOP budget bill would do precisely that through cuts that would leave 7.8 million enrollees without health coverage.

Michael Hiltzik : It's absurd that the CEO of one of America 's biggest and most successful corporations was paid only $1.6 million last year .

Amazon , unlike other big companies, chose not to count the stock options vested for Jassy last year as part of his compensation.

He says the ratio of his pay to that of the median full-time U.S. employee ($ 47,990 ) is 1,925 to 1 .