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We have a free-market economy. WalMart is not obligated in any way to provide health insurance for their workers; no business is. As a publicy-traded company, WalMart's primary fiduciary obligation is to their owners, the shareholders. If WalMart can recruit and retain an adequate workforce without offering medical benefits, so be it. No one is forced to work for WalMart, and if employees don't like the wages, benefits or working conditions, they are free to seek employment elsewhere at any time.

If you've got a problem with low income workers being on Medicaid, your beef is with the politicians who write the entitlement laws, not with WalMart.

Personally, I have a beef with the politicians and with WalMart employees who don't prepare themselves to compete in our economy and then complain about their situation. Note to whining WalMart employees (not all, just the whiners): If you want more money, more time off, better benefits and better working conditions, GET AN EDUCATION and get qualified for a better job. With 4.7% unemployment, better jobs are out there waiting for qualified employees.

29 posted on 10/02/2006 8:45:27 AM PDT by LadyNavyVet

31 posted on 10/02/2006 8:47:32 AM PDT by Gabz (Taxaholism, the disease you elect to have (TY xcamel))

>>>With 4.7% unemployment, better jobs are out there waiting for qualified employees.>>>

Umm ok. And YOU have fallen into the rightthinking idea that just because the umemployment rate is 4.7, that these are jobs that pay enough to be OFF the government welfare system.

38 posted on 10/02/2006 8:49:45 AM PDT by sandbar

"We have a free-market economy. ...bla bla"

I would agree with your post, but his is happening across the board regardless of the business and education status of its employees. I don't agree with the democratic/liberal solutions, but at least they are not in denial with regards to the problems, be it retirement, healthcare, education, etc.

40 posted on 10/02/2006 8:50:56 AM PDT by DonaldC

Right on, kudos to you.!

44 posted on 10/02/2006 8:55:01 AM PDT by woodyinscc

I agree.
you said what I thought, only you said it better than I could have

66 posted on 10/02/2006 9:11:58 AM PDT by Gone_Postal (There's plenty of room for all God's creatures..right next to the mashed potatoes)

To: LadyNavyVet; Gabz

"With 4.7% unemployment, better jobs are out there waiting for qualified employees."

I couldn't have said it better. *APPLAUSE* The Freepers here that bash business and have little understanding of economics or who have never run a business themselves, continue to amaze and aggravate me.

It's not even worth chatting with some of them anymore.

95 posted on 10/02/2006 9:30:06 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin

WalMart is not obligated in any way to provide health insurance for their workers; no business is.

And Wal-Mart is not entitle to tariff free trade with China..

156 posted on 10/02/2006 10:44:08 AM PDT by N3WBI3 ("I can kill you with my brain" - River Tam)

If you want more money, more time off, better benefits and better working conditions, GET AN EDUCATION and get qualified for a better job

Education to do what? Can everybody have a college degree?

262 posted on 10/02/2006 5:59:40 PM PDT by A. Pole (" There is no other god but Free Market, and Adam Smith is his prophet ! Bazaar Akbar! ")

If you want more money, more time off, better benefits and better working conditions, GET AN EDUCATION and get qualified for a better job.

Please come to Dearborn and say that to the 30,000 white collar workers that Ford is getting ready to lay off.

I double dog dare you.

Most of them are too old to sign up for the military.

288 posted on 10/02/2006 7:25:00 PM PDT by Alouette (Psalms of the Day: 55-59)

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