Another Sickening Reason Not To Shop At Wal-Mart

Actually, here are a few sickening reasons not to shop at Wal-Mart. In an internal memo from the VP of "benefits" (!!) to the Wal-Mart board, there are numerous proposals to save the company money. Now, that doesn't sound too bad, all companies want to save money. But, Wal-Mart wants to do it without harming their already bad public image and at the expense of the slaves workers. The memo proposes to save Wal-Mart one billion dollars by hiring more part-time workers and discouraging unhealthy people from seeking jobs. It also proposes that employees pay more for their spouses' health insurance, cutting the company's 401(k) contributions to 3 percent of wages from 4 percent and cutting company-paid life insurance policies. The memo acknowledged 46 percent of the children of Wal-Mart's 1.33 million United States employees were uninsured or on Medicaid -- in other words, while you save that two cents on the toilet cleaner at Wal-Mart, your tax dollars are going to insure families that Wal-Mart doesn't want to pay for. It is sad that most people who stroll into their local Wal-Mart are so focused on the low-prices that they don't realize that in the end: You end up paying anyway. So, lets review here:

• Wal-Mart made $10.5 BILLION in PROFIT last year.
• This plan would save them $1 billion.
• Less than 45 percent of its workers receive company health insurance.
• Wal-Mart wants to discourage hiring unhealthy people by putting some physical activity into all job descriptions. For instance, a cashier would have to go fetch carts.
• Wal-Mart wants to cut 401k benefits further.
• Instead of paying for benefits for full-time workers, Wal-Mart wants to hire more part-time workers.
• Wal-Mart wants their workers, who already don't earn enough, to pay more for spousal health insurance.
• Wal-Mart wants to cut company-paid life insurance policies.