By Pepper of the Daily Pepper
I wasn't surprised to hear that Wal-Mart would apply their popular "rollbacks" to their own health-care plan by trying to discourage older workers from applying to jobs. It's another phase in the E. Paige Laurie Health Care Plan, which means your healthcare gets worse while Paige Laurie can keep her nails healthy and shiny.
I am with Ezra's point that the corporate beast is evolving in response to the government's laissez-faire attitude toward skyrocketing health-care costs. He's right: "Wal-Mart is acting exactly as we'd expect, exactly as countless others act." Just this week, I was shocked to learn that a friend who works for Nameless Large Stable Financial Company has terrible health-care coverage. This company can afford to do more, but the stockholders won't be happy. The system is broken, and it is going to take far more to fix it than pointing fingers at Wal-Mart. But I will point a finger at Wal-Mart today because of their use and abuse of the Wal-Mart Greeter.
