tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post114114844424167555..comments2024-02-19T19:53:01.688-08:00Comments on Cathode Tan: On a side note...Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-1141153010744244392006-02-28T10:56:00.001-08:002006-02-28T10:56:00.001-08:00oh wait ... you were talking per store ... ? My b...oh wait ... you were talking per store ... ? My bad.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-1141152974253340852006-02-28T10:56:00.000-08:002006-02-28T10:56:00.000-08:00Actually, those numbers are low."The report estima...Actually, those numbers are low.<BR/><BR/>"The report estimates that in 2004, Wal-Mart workers received more than $22.7 million in taxpayer-funded health benefits. More than $12.1 million of that total came from Washington state's coffers"<BR/><BR/>http://blog.wakeupwalmart.com/ufcw/high_costs/index.html<BR/><BR/>That's just one state.<BR/><BR/>And, at least according to this documentary, the billionare owners of Wal-Mart have enough money to pay health care for each of their employees ... and remain billionaires.<BR/><BR/>That documentary is:<BR/>http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=70040809Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-1141152793455082512006-02-28T10:53:00.000-08:002006-02-28T10:53:00.000-08:00IIRC, a standard big-box Wal-Mart costs the govern...IIRC, a standard big-box Wal-Mart costs the government about $200k to $400k annually in medical spending.<BR/><BR/>Of course, Wal-Mart is not the only company doing this, but it's one of the more egregious examples.<BR/><BR/>Another one that sums up the current situation is the meatpacking industry. Lots of low-paying, unpleasant factory jobs working with sharp knives, hooks, conveyors, etc. Several companies don't give any medical benefits at all (pretty bad given that you have a solid risk of losing fingers) until you've been working there a year. That's why they lay off workers just before the year mark. (source: <A HREF="http://www.mcspotlight.org/media/books/schlosser.html" REL="nofollow">Fast Food Nation</A>). Charming, I thought.Clamatiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388689495044350488noreply@blogger.com