Re: Say NO NO NO to Wal-Mart!!!

jps wrote:

> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
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> > It's for the chilllldren!!!!
> >
> > Seriously, you have posed a political problem here.  What do you do with
> > people who don't have enough skills to command jobs that 'pay a living
> > wage'?  Do you really wish to, say, have the government guarantee such
> > to everyone?  That's a pretty severe economic twist from where we
> > started in this country.
>
>
> I'm saying nothing of the sort.  The problem here is that Walmart 
> squeezes the middle-man labor contractor who then goes out and finds the 
> cheapest labor possible.  Many prove to be ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS who are, 
> as far as I know, not supposed to be hired by law-abiding companies, 
> RIGHT???
>
> Now, if they had to compete for workers without access to ILLEGAL 
> IMMIGRANTS, the cost of labor to them would likely float to MARKET 
> VALUE.

It's AT market value, dummy.  The market includes the 
illegal immigrants, whether you like it or not.

> Market value might also include HEALTH INSURANCE so our TAXPAYER FUNDED 
> EMERGENCY ROOMS aren't overrun by people with no health insurance.  Do 
> you enjoy subsidizing Walmart's employee health care?

Wal-Mart already pays a part of its employees' health 
insurance premiums.