The problem is this....

Posted By: MT fighting super Wal-Mart on 2006-01-06
In Reply to: It's not hypocritical. It's a business decision. The workers can buy health insurance like I - And lots of other Americans.

The majority of the people working at Wal-Mart don't make that much more than minimum wage, so how could they possibly afford to purchase their own insurance?

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Wal-Mart doesn't offer health insurance to millions of workers but now they are selling it to - the public thru Sam's Stores. What is that??
- They do offer insurance to Full-time employees. nm - babs
  - FT jobs is not what is available for the most part. - Management/Admin. are FT
    - I just answered the insurance post. I don't know if they have slave labor or not. nm - babs
      - Well what is slave labor? Unpaid? Do these people willing report to work unpaid? - A slave is ?
    - OMG, you FORGIVE Walmart shoppers? Are you nutz. Did Walmart - ENOUGH!
    - I don't know of any store in my area that hires people full-time. - why bash Walmart?
      - Obviously the poster has a tunnel-vision one-sided view of Walmart. - Liking Walmart better everyday!
        worker in S. Florida has a bad 'tude..and...sm - i don't know where u live but every WalM
- Wal-Mart - MT2
  - Actually, they do offer insurance to SM - sm
    - My sources have told me this.... - MT fighting super Wal-Mart
      - Walmart in our area. - mtathome
      - I don't need to research what I said SM - ex-WM mgmt
        Unions - MT fighting super Wal-Mart
        Unions protected workers from exploitation - Coal miners, child labor, white lung
        This is ridiculous. Get an education and become more than an unskilled laborer. - Nonunion and glad.
        Absolutely correct! - sm
        part time employees do get benefits - mt25
        thanks Darwin for your input - sm
        it's a natural law. don't waste your time posting - darwin
        I love this poster! - Thank you for making sense!
        Unions may be good for workers short-term, but look what has happened to American car union workers. - Some insight
        You are right on. There's only so much you can expect to be paid - for the skills union workers have. NM
- If this is just a nasty rumor, - Heard it in CNN
  - Sorry, this should have gone below - Ooops.
- My company doesn't offer health insurance. I'll buy it at Sam's Store. - Thanks!
  - It's hypocritical to not give your workers health insurance but sell it to the public to line - corp. pockets. nm
    - It's not hypocritical. It's a business decision. The workers can buy health insurance like I - And lots of other Americans.
      - The problem is this.... - MT fighting super Wal-Mart
        Unskilled labor doesn't make much more than minimum wage anywhere. - Me again.
        And my point is this..... - MT fighting super Wal-Mart
      - I bet other insurance carriers have insurance for their employees. Why not Wal-Mart? nm - GIve it to workers, THEN sell it.
        Hey, I got an idea. My sister works for a jewelry store. - Maybe they should give her a diamond.
        We have a bowling center - EXMTMT
        I suggest if you are looking for perks where you work and poster thinks - Go for broke
        For decades, a company benefit has been health insurance - I think that is her point
        Everyone is PAYING for health insurance now because of soaring cost - FYI
        why is insurance so expensive? - jade

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