Bill to stop Walmart from ripping off Wisconsin taxpayers in committee this week
The Assembly Labor Committee will hold a hearing on an important bill to try to stop Walmart and other large profitable companies from ripping off Wisconsin taxpayers this week. The hearing is on Assembly Bill 860, the Fair Share Health Care Bill, and will be held Wednesday, January 18, at 10:05 am in Room 225 NW of the Capitol.
The bill would require large employers of 10,000 or more employees to pay at least 80% of the cost of family health insurance for employees. A company as profitable as Walmart should be paying the health care costs for its workers. However, Walmart workers using the state's BadgerCare program and Medicaid cost Wisconsin $19 million this year alone.
The fiscal conservatives in the Wisconsin State Legislature should all be testifying in favor of this bill. They have repeatedly said we need to cut the cost of these programs and here is their opportunity. Can't wait to hear what they have to say.
posted by whatsleftwi @ 7:22 PM
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Now this makes sense. My daughter recently applied for a job at Wal-Mart and she had to answer some strange questions.
Most were about health care, and if she had ever received food stamps, AFDC, or Badger Care. They seem to want to weed out any candidates who would sign up for Badger Care, and also weed out employees who would have above average health care costs.
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