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"Mark A" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:EcCdnddIMtfX6_3YnZ2dnUVZ_u-dnZ2d@comcast.com...[color=blue]
> "Learning Richard" <learningrichard@gmail.com> wrote in message[color=green]
>> Where I work, the health insurance is FREE for me and my entire family.
>> And the mailroom guy and the janitor have the same coverage I do.
>> That is how it should be for ALL Americans.[/color]
>
> Most non-governmental companies do not offer health in insurance for free.
> Most companies pay about 80% of the of the monthly insurance premiums and
> the employee pays the remainder. The employee is usually responsible for
> co-pay amounts for doctor office visits, and other miscellaneous amounts.
>
> But the question is whether Wal-Mart is any worse than its competitors
> (large retailers and the small shops that frequently go out of business
> when a Wal_mart is opened). The answer is that for retail workers,
> Wal-Mart has above average benefits.[/color]

How long can this question go unanswered??? "Above average" means nothing
without numbers.

I want a dollar figure - the actual cost of medical insurance for a store
associate. Not the manager. Not a computer professional at WM's
headquarters. An associate - the person in the blue apron who's making
somewhere between minimum wage and $10 per hour.

Without this information, it's meaningless to say WM has great benefits. The
fact that the insurance is available means nothing without knowing whether a
full time, low wage employee can afford to buy it.