Wal-Mart Critics Begin to See Progress
The New York Times reported today that Wal-Mart is making a slight adjustment to their "good luck with Medicaid health plan."
Many states have been threatening Wal-Mart with legislation that would force them to provide more health care and get many of their employees out of the government's Medicaid fund.
The average pay of Wal-Mart employees is below $20,000 per year and about 46% receive some type of health care from what the NY Times calls a "no-frills" business model.
Much of the article indicates that the details of the plan are unclear and their overall impact is unknown and mysterious. For this reason I am slightly skeptical as to whether this will be a big step in the right direction for the evil empire, or whether they are just throwing a bone to legislators in an act of appeasement. Probably the latter.
Regardless, any type of progress should be rewarding for those who have spoke out against Wal-Mart and their anti-human business policies. It is refreshing to see people bind themselves together in the name of justice and labor appreciation.
Many states have been threatening Wal-Mart with legislation that would force them to provide more health care and get many of their employees out of the government's Medicaid fund.
The average pay of Wal-Mart employees is below $20,000 per year and about 46% receive some type of health care from what the NY Times calls a "no-frills" business model.
Much of the article indicates that the details of the plan are unclear and their overall impact is unknown and mysterious. For this reason I am slightly skeptical as to whether this will be a big step in the right direction for the evil empire, or whether they are just throwing a bone to legislators in an act of appeasement. Probably the latter.
Regardless, any type of progress should be rewarding for those who have spoke out against Wal-Mart and their anti-human business policies. It is refreshing to see people bind themselves together in the name of justice and labor appreciation.
