WALMART to cut health benefits to a lot of their employees and raise premiums on the

[Jesseda]

I think Walmart employees need to take action on this http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_new...fits?GT1=43001

[Just the facts]

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[Jesseda]

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[Midtowner]

Sounds like they should unionize.

[OSUMom]

I'm curious, how many places provide part-time employees with insurance benefits?

[Midtowner]

I'm curious, how many places provide part-time employees with insurance benefits?

You're right. How dare those low wage workers do better than other low wage workers. It's a good thing, no a patriotic and American thing to make sure that the servant class be fully reliant on the state, the bankruptcy code and emergency rooms for their medical care. 'merica.

[ou48A]

Instead of getting rid of workers many employers have been cutting back on hours, raising premiums and cutting heath and other benefits because of the prolonged poor economy and because of new regulations.
The only way to reverse the trend is to do what is necessary to create a prosperous economy.

[OSUMom]

You're right. How dare those low wage workers do better than other low wage workers. It's a good thing, no a patriotic and American thing to make sure that the servant class be fully reliant on the state, the bankruptcy code and emergency rooms for their medical care. 'merica.

I'm right about what? I asked a question.

[Midtowner]

Oh yeah.. which regulations are affecting WalMart? Specifically?

Wal Mart just posted a 5.7% profit increase over last year in August.

[MadMonk]

You're right. How dare those low wage workers do better than other low wage workers. It's a good thing, no a patriotic and American thing to make sure that the servant class be fully reliant on the state, the bankruptcy code and emergency rooms for their medical care. 'merica.

It's too bad those low wage workers are forced to work there due to a lack of laws against indentured servitude. It would be completely un-amurrican for them to leave for other employment.

[Double Edge]

The company cited rising health care costs, which have forced it to alter its insurance plans, the newspaper said. It said Wal-Mart noted that the change was not the result of the new federal health care law.

We need to finish what Obama started.

[HewenttoJared]

Instead of getting rid of workers many employers have been cutting back on hours, raising premiums and cutting heath and other benefits because of the prolonged poor economy and because of new regulations.
The only way to reverse the trend is to do what is necessary to create a prosperous economy.

Or be willing to lose some of your profits and only rake in tens of billions instead of dozens of billions...

[Stew]

Maybe they need to occupy Walmart.

[Larry OKC]

I'm curious, how many places provide part-time employees with insurance benefits?

Most don't that i am aware of, you have to be considered full time to get benefits and most places define that as being 37.5+ hrs/week (Wal-marts criteria is a bit lower) so even with the cutbacks they seem to be offering more than most others.

We need to finish what Obama started.

It didn't catch your quoted material but IIRC, Wal-mart was granted an exemption from some/all of the healthcare law??

[Double Edge]

It didn't catch your quoted material but IIRC, Wal-mart was granted an exemption from some/all of the healthcare law??

Exemption? I'm not sure it would be required to involve an employer at all in fully socialized medicine. In fact, it would be far better IMO if we didn't.

The quoted material was from the story linked at the top of the thread. Obamacare had no effect on the decision according to walmart.

[metro]

Welcome to he future of Obama care, more and more public sector benefits cuts

[Bunty]

Welcome to he future of Obama care, more and more public sector benefits cuts

Explain how we can have abundant health care for all without Obamacare. Don't bring up about putting the private sector in charge of doing it, because they only come around once or twice a year with their volunteer free health clinics.

[Double Edge]

Healthcare costs have doubled over the last nine years. When did Obamacare go into effect? (Be careful, it's a trick question.)

[Bunty]

So conservatives, like Prunepicker, had best complain that health costs will triple due to ObamaCare over the next decade.

[RadicalModerate]

just one more reason i NEVER shop at walmart.

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[rcjunkie]

Healthcare costs have doubled over the last nine years. When did Obamacare go into effect? (Be careful, it's a trick question.)

Translated means "if you think the cost increase was high before Obama, just you wait and see what happens when Obamacare is in full force"--In short means were screwed.

[Double Edge]

The right have zero plan to do anything towards the underlying problem except blame Obama so don't expect things to get better anytime soon.

[HewenttoJared]

Welcome to he future of Obama care, more and more public sector benefits cuts

The story plainly stated that this had nothing to do with the law.

[Questor]

Maybe they need to occupy Walmart.

This strikes me as having incredibly great comedy potential.

[Midtowner]

It's too bad those low wage workers are forced to work there due to a lack of laws against indentured servitude. It would be completely un-amurrican for them to leave for other employment.

The fact of the matter is that while many of you look down your noses at these people, your tax dollars are going to pay for this and your medical dollars are going to be spread thinner as your insurance companies are going to make up for the thousands of people who no longer pay their medical bills. Wal-Mart is really one of the last places low-wage workers can expect to get decent benefits. Wal-Mart has just decided to make more profit while the American taxpayer makes up the difference.