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Yet, Walmart was on board with Obamacare and has been one of the large companies that has been spouting the Obama/Democrat party line since 2009, so the chickens are coming home to roost.

Walmart is the new face of crony Capitalism, using government to boost their business and hurt their competition. They could give a hoot about Obamacare. They already give health insurance to their employees. But by supporting Obamacare it forces other competitors who didn't have benefits to pay for them, hurting the competitor's bottom line without doing a thing to Walmart.

Another example would be Costco's support for raising the minimum wage. They already pay far more than minimum so lobbying for an increase does nothing to them but hurts their competition who pay less in wages. Why compete on value and service when you can get the government to hurt the competition for you?

Actually, not all Walmart workers get healthcare from the company. Part-timers don't any longer, as I found out up close and personal at the beginning of this year. Not the end of the world since I found an alternative that isn't Obamacare, but I would not be the least bit surprised if the full-time workers lose theirs before too long.