see, I have no problem with that as long as it applies to all companies above the threshold. By the way, I haven't looked it up but I suspect there are at least several companies with more than 10,000 employees... but they provide adequate healthcare benefits.
>See, that isn't at all what I think. > >I think big government is bad. I think government is bad when it does >anything that treats people differently. > >Individuals should have the same opportunities across the board. I'm ok with >the governments helping people that have fallen on hard times. But I think >the goal should be to get them on their feet, not just to keep them alive. > >In this argument, wal-mart is being forced to do something that is opposite >of their basic model. Hourly employees are commodities, highly replicable, >unskilled people that do their job. The Government of MD wants to force >wal-mart away from this model, but only wal-mart, they devised a law that >only affects this one company. > >Wal-mart might actually be able to win a Constitutional argument on this >based on equal protection. > >Have they had some issues with unfair and illegal practices, yes. The >forcing of employees to work off-the-clock is wrong, and they should be >dealt with on that case. > >Have they made deals with governments to open stores paying reduced taxes in >exchange for the benefits that the store might bring, yes. Have some deals >been less than great, sure. But who's fault is that? I blame the government >that made the deal for not doing the math. > >Are any of these things specific to wal-mart? NO > >Should wal-mart be treated differently? NO > >If the government of MD wants to pass a law forcing all companies to pay 8% >of profits towards healthcare, then fine, they can do that. But to only pass >a law that effects 4 companies, and to pick a number that narrows it to 1. >That is not equal protection. > >Wal-mart has a model, they aren't an unfair monopoly, they are a company. >You don't like the way they do things, don't shop there. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192828 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
