There is a difference between responsibility and benefit of employment. Tow of the employers: Johns Hopkins and Northrop-Grumman have a much larger stake in their employees than wal-mart. With a major part of their staff being skilled labor they make a much larger investment in ensuring the individuals are able to come to work.
At a store like Wal-Mart where employees aren't skilled or highly specialized then the loss of one or two employees may not damage the day-to-day operation. Also, wal-mart probably employs more people under 25 than some of the other places. They probably have insurance via their College Tuition, or may still be on their parents. The employers offer these benefits to compete in the job market. Wal-mart doesn't so they can keep prices low. It is part of their business model. > -----Original Message----- > From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 7:12 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: [signs of sanity] MD no longer subsidizing Walmart > > welp, let's put it this way - every other large employer in the state of > Maryland disagrees with you. > > Dana > > >How is wal-mart getting a free steak? It isn't their responsibility to > >provide healthcare > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192479 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
