More Disgusting Behavior From Wal Mart

Check out this NY Times story on Wal Mart's latest shenanigans.  The story is based on an internal Wal Mart memorandum.

In the memorandum, M. Susan Chambers, Wal-Mart's executive vice president for benefits, also recommends reducing 401(k) contributions and wooing younger, and presumably healthier, workers by offering education benefits. The memo voices concern that workers with seven years' seniority earn more than workers with one year's seniority, but are no more productive.

To discourage unhealthy job applicants, Ms. Chambers suggests that Wal-Mart arrange for "all jobs to include some physical activity (e.g., all cashiers do some cart-gathering)."

The memo acknowledged that Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, had to walk a fine line in restraining benefit costs because critics had attacked it for being stingy on wages and health coverage. Ms. Chambers acknowledged that 46 percent of the children of Wal-Mart's 1.33 million United States employees were uninsured or on Medicaid.

So let me get this straight.  Wal Mart is trying to figure out how to get out of paying for health care and the Republicans say that government shouldn't be helping.  So exactly how is someone who is making $5.15 an hour supposed to get access to health care?

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