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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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# 15,950:
9:08 am PDT, Jul 19,
Pamela Andrulot, Virginia
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8:58 pm PDT, Jul 17,
Holly L. McEntyre, Ohio
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9:04 am PDT, Jul 16,
Janice Davis, Pennsylvania
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6:52 pm PDT, Jul 11,
Stephanie Bates, Michigan
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10:52 am PDT, Jun 29,
Amanda Cromwell, Illinois
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no0WqYWdH74
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no0WqYWdH74
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6:33 am PDT, Jun 29,
Frida Paz, Texas
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8:20 pm PDT, Jun 25,
Chris Kuhar, Virginia
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6:12 pm PDT, Jun 23,
Dana Szemereta, North Carolina
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6:43 pm PDT, Jun 21,
Trish Flynn, Montana
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10:52 am PDT, Jun 18,
Jenny Dumas, Alabama
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1:13 pm PDT, Jun 15,
Teleia Pastore, Massachusetts
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Name not displayed, Lebanon
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Hazel Matich, Illinois
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Cindy Bushway, Florida
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11:09 pm PDT, Jun 7,
Name not displayed, Japan
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2:36 pm PDT, Jun 2,
Debbie J Pruiett, Georgia
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8:14 am PDT, May 30,
William Harper, Georgia
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6:27 pm PDT, May 27,
Erika Stone, Virginia
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1:19 am PDT, May 26,
Jason Blackwell, Washington
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2:52 pm PDT, May 23,
Terry L, Michigan
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3:35 pm PDT, May 22,
Name not displayed, Arizona
They put the small business man out of business and make HUGE PROFITS, and then don't want to take care of their employees health needs with good health insurance??? Not shopping there no more.
They put the small business man out of business and make HUGE PROFITS, and then don't want to take care of their employees health needs with good health insurance??? Not shopping there no more.
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3:14 pm PDT, May 17,
Malissa Romero, Arizona
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Dogan Ozkan, Turkey
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11:03 am PDT, May 17,
Sara Boissonnault, New Hampshire
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Kristin Hulett, California
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Mohamed M., Canada
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Karen Stillwell, Tennessee
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7:01 pm PDT, May 10,
Pauline Houzard, Guadeloupe
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8:56 pm PDT, May 5,
Jeanne Austin, Pennsylvania
This is not fair to anyone, other than Wal-Mart !!
This is not fair to anyone, other than Wal-Mart !!
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8:17 am PDT, May 5,
Chris M. Murphy, Canada
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6:52 am PDT, May 3,
T Bennett, West Virginia
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9:19 pm PDT, Apr 30,
Name not displayed, California
If you can't give all your workers comprehensive, affordable health care and a living wage then you don't need to be in business. I will continue to boycott Walmart until they shape up.
If you can't give all your workers comprehensive, affordable health care and a living wage then you don't need to be in business. I will continue to boycott Walmart until they shape up.
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1:31 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Name not displayed, Colorado
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Suzanne Pell, Florida
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6:53 pm PDT, Apr 19,
Melissa Bardwell, Washington
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Nicky Elizabeth, Maine
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Caroline O'Brien, Missouri
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Peggy Singh, California
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Danille Baptista, Alabama
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Victoria Thomas, Wyoming
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Reginald Hall, Tennessee
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2:52 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Courtney Lockwood, California
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8:42 am PDT, Mar 15,
Sid Kuns, Missouri
Now they are breaking in to the mortgage business.Will are GOVERNMENT let them CORRUPT this ALSO???Walmart and the current Administration go hand in hand, HYPOCRACY at its FINEST.I imagine NEWT GINGRICH and KING GEORGE will probably get there fingers in the Walmart Pie.If they do not already.BIGGEST EMPLOYER in USA,you have to treat Your EMPLOYEES with RESPECT and MORALITY to be considered an EMPLOYER.It is all out of control.
Now they are breaking in to the mortgage business.Will are GOVERNMENT let them CORRUPT this ALSO???Walmart and the current Administration go hand in hand, HYPOCRACY at its FINEST.I imagine NEWT GINGRICH and KING GEORGE will probably get there fingers in the Walmart Pie.If they do not already.BIGGEST EMPLOYER in USA,you have to treat Your EMPLOYEES with RESPECT and MORALITY to be considered an EMPLOYER.It is all out of control.
# 15,907:
7:19 pm PDT, Mar 14,
Name not displayed, North Carolina
As a Wal Mart associate myself, I feel that Wal Mart can do more in fees on health care than what they do. Not only can the company afford to cover our health care benefits in full, they can pay associates more per hour than what we make now. It WILL NOT break the company. Wal Mart has the belief of taking care of their associates and doing all they can to keep their associates healthy and happy, but never show concern like they say. Its time that more than one associate take this stand, tell Wal Mart enough is enough, we work hard for you and get almost nothing in return. Its like we are working for free when it comes time to take a trip to the doctors office or dentist and have to pay outrageous bills, then get behind on other bills later in the month. Its a shame that one must choose,"do I feed my family and eat myself", "do I keep my family heatlthy and make certain that I am healthy as well". Please pass this information on, its real and in everyone's community now and is truly real.
As a Wal Mart associate myself, I feel that Wal Mart can do more in fees on health care than what they do. Not only can the company afford to cover our health care benefits in full, they can pay associates more per hour than what we make now. It WILL NOT break the company. Wal Mart has the belief of taking care of their associates and doing all they can to keep their associates healthy and happy, but never show concern like they say. Its time that more than one associate take this stand, tell Wal Mart enough is enough, we work hard for you and get almost nothing in return. Its like we are working for free when it comes time to take a trip to the doctors office or dentist and have to pay outrageous bills, then get behind on other bills later in the month. Its a shame that one must choose,"do I feed my family and eat myself", "do I keep my family heatlthy and make certain that I am healthy as well". Please pass this information on, its real and in everyone's community now and is truly real.
# 15,906:
11:58 am PDT, Mar 14,
Name not displayed, Illinois
They make massive profits. Maybe it is like walgreens where they say they to not have ehouph money in their budget even though an article said they make more of a prophet. Also they should not use what George W. Bush or Bill Clinton did the ecomomy as an exscuse to not use more or their money to give their employees a raise.
They make massive profits. Maybe it is like walgreens where they say they to not have ehouph money in their budget even though an article said they make more of a prophet. Also they should not use what George W. Bush or Bill Clinton did the ecomomy as an exscuse to not use more or their money to give their employees a raise.
# 15,905:
10:46 pm PDT, Mar 13,
Ghost Wolf, Indiana
NO MORE FUCKIN WAL MART!!
NO MORE FUCKIN WAL MART!!
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9:32 pm PST, Mar 10,
Kathleen Sucht, Colorado
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1:53 pm PST, Mar 9,
Lynda LaSage, California
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1:20 pm PST, Mar 4,
Jeanette Palmer, Illinois
Wal-Mart should pay more of its workers' health care costs, because Wal-Mart is the largest employer in the US and is bankrupting our state by depriving it's employees of adequate care for their children and spouses.
Wal-Mart should pay more of its workers' health care costs, because Wal-Mart is the largest employer in the US and is bankrupting our state by depriving it's employees of adequate care for their children and spouses.
# 15,901:
9:04 am PST, Feb 26,
Chad Miller, Ohio