[SHOOT THE MOON bat]

So what your telling us is that the American tax payer is funding health care coverage for Walmart employees?

[bitt]

'About 70% of WM employees (and their children) are dependent upon the government for Medicare or Medicaid.'

And were they also dependent upon the government for ALL their needs before they became employees of Wal-Mart?

[ex-Texan]

Yes, I am. You heard it here first. There are some very good DVDs out there telling the truth. In one of them the CEO is bragging about low wages and putting health care costs on the government. Oh, well, join the other naysayers if you want. I am used to criticism. "Nothing to see here. Time to move on."

[ex-Texan]

Here is another source if you are open minded enough to accept to a local news report from Florida:

http://www.sptimes.com/2005/03/25/State/Lured_employers_now_t.shtml

[ex-Texan]

Here is that proof you asked for about the federal government paying for WM employees health care. Statistics are from the Congress:

House Committee on Education and Workforce

[raybbr]

So what your telling us is that the American tax payer is funding health care coverage for Walmart employees?

So is my company. When we approach the renewal time for health care they have stacks of "Husky Care" (CT's form of socialized health care) pamphlets on the personnel manager's desk. They are promoting the program to avoid having to pay enough wages for the people to pay for health care themselves.