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"JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:dZP7h.5719$Ka1.1189@news01.roc.ny...[color=blue]
> Since you're claiming that WM's benefits are good for their employees, YOU
> should find out how much an associate has to pay for those benefits,
> smartass. The link you provided earlier used an IT professional as an
> example. His salary is in no way similar to that of the person in the blue
> apron stocking aspirin on the shelves at a store.[/color]

The real question is what kind of health insurance is offered by Wal-Mart
competitors (including the small mom and pop stores that some people think
are being hurt by Wal-Mart). I believe that Wal-Mart has above average
benefits for these types of workers. That is not to say that they are best,
but above average.

Of course, not everyone can afford to shop at places like Whole-Foods
Market, where retail workers have excellent health insurance. But on the
other hand, Whole Foods Market hires mostly younger workers (yes, they
discriminate) who have much lower health care costs and are often single or
have small families, and Wal-Mart has a large number of senior workers and a
fair number of handicapped workers, and workers with larger families.
Insurance companies charge premiums based on the demographics of the company
workforce.