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Wal-Mart's Unhealthy Care Leaves Taxpayers Paying the Bill
Target: State LegislatorsSponsored by: Wal-Mart Watch
Who pays for Wal-Mart workers' health care? We all do.
Despite Wal-Mart's mammoth profits, the company actually burdens us -- taxpayers -- with its workers' health care costs. In a disturbing nationwide trend, more state studies are revealing that Wal-Mart employees are the top recipients of taxpayer-paid health care.
The scope of this corporate failure is massive: Wal-Mart is the largest private employer in the United States, with over 1.3 million associates, yet it fails to give health insurance to 53 percent of its employees.
But change is coming!On January 12, 2006, the Maryland House and Senate made history by passing the Fair Share Health Care Act. This legislation will force Wal-Mart to contribute more to pay for its worker's healthcare coverage. Wal-Mart has been burdening taxpayers with its workers' health care costs for far too long, and this bill will help stop that practice.
Now as many as thirty states nationwide are considering similar legislation. Send a message to your state legislatures that you support legislation to require your state's largest employers to meet minimal standards for health care expenditures.
Despite Wal-Mart's mammoth profits, the company actually burdens us -- taxpayers -- with its workers' health care costs. In a disturbing nationwide trend, more state studies are revealing that Wal-Mart employees are the top recipients of taxpayer-paid health care.
The scope of this corporate failure is massive: Wal-Mart is the largest private employer in the United States, with over 1.3 million associates, yet it fails to give health insurance to 53 percent of its employees.
But change is coming!On January 12, 2006, the Maryland House and Senate made history by passing the Fair Share Health Care Act. This legislation will force Wal-Mart to contribute more to pay for its worker's healthcare coverage. Wal-Mart has been burdening taxpayers with its workers' health care costs for far too long, and this bill will help stop that practice.
Now as many as thirty states nationwide are considering similar legislation. Send a message to your state legislatures that you support legislation to require your state's largest employers to meet minimal standards for health care expenditures.
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# 150:
11:40 am PST, Jan 19,
Tom Hines, New Jersey
People often are in situations that make it difficult to better their lives. Workers give a great deal of their life and energy to employers and often for unequal compensation. Health care is extremely important to maintaining a quality of life. Making it more difficult for employess to maintain their health is unacceptable. Many people have incomes that do not allow for having to pay for health care on top of all the other "costs for living". Please do not overlook the humanity aspect of such things. Walmart does a great deal of business with the American public. Making the Walmart employees sacrifice or suffer in means of healthcare in return for the jobs they perform for the company is an injustice on a humanitarian level.
People often are in situations that make it difficult to better their lives. Workers give a great deal of their life and energy to employers and often for unequal compensation. Health care is extremely important to maintaining a quality of life. Making it more difficult for employess to maintain their health is unacceptable. Many people have incomes that do not allow for having to pay for health care on top of all the other "costs for living". Please do not overlook the humanity aspect of such things. Walmart does a great deal of business with the American public. Making the Walmart employees sacrifice or suffer in means of healthcare in return for the jobs they perform for the company is an injustice on a humanitarian level.
# 149:
11:40 am PST, Jan 19,
Matthew Eager, New York
It's bad enough that there isn't proper government-paid health care for all in this supposely great country. When employers also refuse to pay, and so stick it to the taxpayers via social programs, it's beyond ridiculous. Pass some kind of legislation that will make adequate health care available and affordable!
It's bad enough that there isn't proper government-paid health care for all in this supposely great country. When employers also refuse to pay, and so stick it to the taxpayers via social programs, it's beyond ridiculous. Pass some kind of legislation that will make adequate health care available and affordable!
# 148:
11:40 am PST, Jan 19,
Giovanni C Negron, New York
# 147:
11:40 am PST, Jan 19,
Kathleen Bushman, Oregon
# 146:
11:40 am PST, Jan 19,
Judy Dolan, Indiana
If you indeed represent the "people" then the monolithic model of greed should be made to pay for it's workers' healthcare; otherwise the rest of us do. It's time for Indiana to get with the 21st century in more ways than one.
If you indeed represent the "people" then the monolithic model of greed should be made to pay for it's workers' healthcare; otherwise the rest of us do. It's time for Indiana to get with the 21st century in more ways than one.
# 145:
11:40 am PST, Jan 19,
David Hickey, Michigan
# 144:
11:39 am PST, Jan 19,
Name not displayed, Wyoming
Since we have already allowed Walmart to put "mom n pop" businesses out of business..the least we can do is remove their employees from the welfare rolls in healthcare.
Since we have already allowed Walmart to put "mom n pop" businesses out of business..the least we can do is remove their employees from the welfare rolls in healthcare.
# 143:
11:39 am PST, Jan 19,
Junior Donald Negron, New York
# 142:
11:39 am PST, Jan 19,
Aaron Voth, Indiana
We are not on socialized health care in the U.S. Wal-Mart can afford to pay their implyees better.
We are not on socialized health care in the U.S. Wal-Mart can afford to pay their implyees better.
# 141:
11:39 am PST, Jan 19,
Joseph Lafond, Florida
# 140:
11:38 am PST, Jan 19,
Carlos E Negron, New York
# 139:
11:38 am PST, Jan 19,
JOAN MC BRIDE, New Jersey
# 138:
11:38 am PST, Jan 19,
Robin Mclean, Indiana
# 137:
11:38 am PST, Jan 19,
Paul Pallazola, Massachusetts
# 136:
11:38 am PST, Jan 19,
Jerry Waskiewicz, New York
# 135:
11:38 am PST, Jan 19,
Laurel O'Neill, Florida
# 134:
11:38 am PST, Jan 19,
Frederick Simon, Illinois
Because it's the right thing to do.
Because it's the right thing to do.
# 133:
11:37 am PST, Jan 19,
Carlos C Negron, New York
# 132:
11:37 am PST, Jan 19,
Jason Bunke, Wisconsin
What we have now is no longer capitalism -- it's corporate socialism. We taxpayers are being forced to subsidize WalMart's greedy, profit-grabbing ways at the expense of the public good. That's not what tax dollars should be spent on. I can understand why small businesses might not be able to afford health insurance, especially considering how expensive it is these days, but these large corporations raking in obscene profits at their workers' & the public's expense can certainly afford it. I'd think that the true anti-tax, small government conservatives could get on board with this idea, too, since it would lighten the taxpayers' burden & help stop (or, at least, lessen) the subsidizing (with tax dollars) of greedy profit-grabbing.
What we have now is no longer capitalism -- it's corporate socialism. We taxpayers are being forced to subsidize WalMart's greedy, profit-grabbing ways at the expense of the public good. That's not what tax dollars should be spent on. I can understand why small businesses might not be able to afford health insurance, especially considering how expensive it is these days, but these large corporations raking in obscene profits at their workers' & the public's expense can certainly afford it. I'd think that the true anti-tax, small government conservatives could get on board with this idea, too, since it would lighten the taxpayers' burden & help stop (or, at least, lessen) the subsidizing (with tax dollars) of greedy profit-grabbing.
# 131:
11:37 am PST, Jan 19,
Joan Ward, New York
# 130:
11:37 am PST, Jan 19,
Thomas Dailey, Washington
# 129:
11:37 am PST, Jan 19,
Dr.Charles DEFreitas, California
The four heirs of Wal Mart areworth over 12 billion each. They can afford a living wage and decent benefits
The four heirs of Wal Mart areworth over 12 billion each. They can afford a living wage and decent benefits
# 128:
11:36 am PST, Jan 19,
Marcy Apple, Oregon
# 127:
11:36 am PST, Jan 19,
Janet Foster, Rhode Island
Wal-Mart is evil.
Wal-Mart is evil.
# 126:
11:36 am PST, Jan 19,
Misty D Negron, New York
# 125:
11:36 am PST, Jan 19,
Sarah Barrs, California
# 124:
11:36 am PST, Jan 19,
Eric Lapointe, California
# 123:
11:36 am PST, Jan 19,
Rick Lanza, New York
Walmart is making money by short changing it's workers who turn to the government for assistance.
Walmart is making money by short changing it's workers who turn to the government for assistance.
# 122:
11:36 am PST, Jan 19,
Rania Spade, California
# 121:
11:36 am PST, Jan 19,
George White, Tennessee
# 120:
11:36 am PST, Jan 19,
Stephanie A. Shaver, Wisconsin
With the immense profits made by Wal-Mart every year, there is no reason that the burden of their worker's health care costs should be passed along to the local taxpayer. We, or the majority of us, already have our own health care costs to pay for.
With the immense profits made by Wal-Mart every year, there is no reason that the burden of their worker's health care costs should be passed along to the local taxpayer. We, or the majority of us, already have our own health care costs to pay for.
# 119:
11:35 am PST, Jan 19,
Carol Evon, Rhode Island
# 118:
11:35 am PST, Jan 19,
Jennifer Lyle, Tennessee
# 117:
11:35 am PST, Jan 19,
SUSAN C Negron, New York
# 116:
11:35 am PST, Jan 19,
Name not displayed, Michigan
# 115:
11:34 am PST, Jan 19,
Diana Gilroy, Ohio
# 114:
11:34 am PST, Jan 19,
Name not displayed, New York
# 113:
11:34 am PST, Jan 19,
Peter Amerman, New Jersey
# 112:
11:34 am PST, Jan 19,
Don Barletta, Pennsylvania
# 111:
11:33 am PST, Jan 19,
B.E Meadows, Tennessee
STOP THIS MAKE WAL MART PAY;; Wal-Mart's Unhealthy Care Leaves Taxpayers Paying the Bill
STOP THIS MAKE WAL MART PAY;; Wal-Mart's Unhealthy Care Leaves Taxpayers Paying the Bill
# 110:
11:33 am PST, Jan 19,
James Cunningham, Oregon
# 109:
11:33 am PST, Jan 19,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
# 108:
11:32 am PST, Jan 19,
Caroline Herzenberg, Illinois
It is unfair for Walmart to unilaterally shift the burden of its workers' health care costs to the rest of us; if the Walmart corporation wishes to relieve itself of direct expenditures for health care for its employees, then Walmart should do so by supporting the introduction of a universal health care plan for all Americans.
It is unfair for Walmart to unilaterally shift the burden of its workers' health care costs to the rest of us; if the Walmart corporation wishes to relieve itself of direct expenditures for health care for its employees, then Walmart should do so by supporting the introduction of a universal health care plan for all Americans.
# 107:
11:32 am PST, Jan 19,
Mercedes Nunez, Florida
Why should I pay with my taxes the worker's health care of a company making billions for its CEO's?
Why should I pay with my taxes the worker's health care of a company making billions for its CEO's?
# 106:
11:32 am PST, Jan 19,
Stephanie Hanson, Kansas
# 105:
11:32 am PST, Jan 19,
Ray Lynch, New Jersey
Another no briner. Stop giving these people tax breaks.
Another no briner. Stop giving these people tax breaks.
# 104:
11:32 am PST, Jan 19,
Miriam Lavandier, Pennsylvania
# 103:
11:32 am PST, Jan 19,
Lori Hays, Texas
Shame on you! Get your big inflated heads out of your wallets and join the rest of the real world!
Shame on you! Get your big inflated heads out of your wallets and join the rest of the real world!
# 102:
11:32 am PST, Jan 19,
Billie Humphries, Alabama
# 101:
11:31 am PST, Jan 19,
Linda Lindsay, Colorado