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midnight

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5. Walmart"s heath care is Govt. subsidized, because the wages for many are so low

Reply to jody (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 04:29 PM

Dec 2012

employees qualify for state aid... So right to work corporations suppress wages and the tax payer supplements the corporations bottom line via state aid... What the numbers don't show or tell is seen via the link you provide showing Vermont Vs. Mississippi.... It paints a clearing picture of thriving vs. languishing...

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"The ten least healthy states were all Red States and seven of them were also Right-to-Work States" [View all] midnight Dec 2012 OP

Solidarity! lonestarnot Dec 2012 #1

I understand. "The Research SUPPLEMENTAL POVERTY MEASURE: 2011" jody Dec 2012 #2

I had no problem understanding that right to work trap... Look up some walmart midnight Dec 2012 #3

You pose an interesting question re health care. Using the data from America's Health Ranking report jody Dec 2012 #4

Walmart"s heath care is Govt. subsidized, because the wages for many are so low midnight Dec 2012 #5