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J jonboy Member Oceanside, CA Joined: Jul 02, 2003 Posts: 80	J jonboy Posted posted on Wed, Nov 5, 2003 6:04 PM So what is wrong with shopping at Walmart? They have cheap prices and quality name brand products. I could care less if the likes of Charles Manson and Crew were pitching diapers for Walmart. On the other hand, Walmart is contributing to the worsening problem of uninsured worker. Where do the minimum wage Walmart workers go when they need medical care? MediCal (welfare). We the public indirectly subsidize Walmarts cheap labor. They are forcing Ralphs and Vons to compete by cutting benefits, resulting in more workers on MediCal. If the market forces worked as certain free market dreamers wished the workers would refuse to work at Walmart forcing them to offer benefits to attract workers. FAT CHANCE Disclaimer: This is intended to be a discussion on economics not politics.

So what is wrong with shopping at Walmart?

They have cheap prices and quality name brand products. I could care less if the likes of Charles Manson and Crew were pitching diapers for Walmart.

On the other hand, Walmart is contributing to the worsening problem of uninsured worker. Where do the minimum wage Walmart workers go when they need medical care? MediCal (welfare). We the public indirectly subsidize Walmarts cheap labor. They are forcing Ralphs and Vons to compete by cutting benefits, resulting in more workers on MediCal.

If the market forces worked as certain free market dreamers wished the workers would refuse to work at Walmart forcing them to offer benefits to attract workers. FAT CHANCE

Disclaimer: This is intended to be a discussion on economics not politics.

Post #58610 by jonboy on Wed, Nov 5, 2003 6:04 PM