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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:[color=blue]
> "Mark A" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:EcCdnddIMtfX6_3YnZ2dnUVZ_u-dnZ2d@comcast.com...[color=green]
> > "Learning Richard" <learningrichard@gmail.com> wrote in message[color=darkred]
> >> 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.[/color]

No SHIT man. "Above average"? Does that mean the same as "cut 'n
run"? Or does it mean the same as "flip-floppers"?

Oh man. Sunday morning and the RRRs have already given me a migraine.[color=blue]
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> 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.[/color]

HAHAHA 10 bucks an hour and has to shoulder this "market-driven
healthcare system". Get real. Damn, that is just immoral. Pays the
same as someone who probably makes around $85,000 a year.
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> 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.[/color]

Mark A. and Scott, come over here so I can smack the hell out of both
of you for being so stupid.