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Bigmack

(8,020 posts) Thu Mar 1, 2012, 10:31 PM Mar 2012

Walmart and birth control... [View all]

.. a few years ago, Mall-Wart agreed that it would fill birth-control scrips without delay. Good.

Today, I posted the "Employer Permission Slip"...

One guy posted "What's the big deal...? WalMart has birth control pills for $9 a month.

http://walmartstores.com/pressroom/news/6747.aspx

I'm having a hard time coming up with an argument to use on this guy. (Been a long day)

Help me out, please. At this point $9 a month doesn't sound too bad. Especially for something as important as birth control.

Philosophical objections are important, but how about some practical objections?

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Walmart and birth control... [View all] Bigmack Mar 2012 OP

People should pay for their own schtumpting. kiss mah grits Mar 2012 #1

Hi Rush! PA Democrat Mar 2012 #4

Rush is using a jackhammer for a vibrator these days...you know, the oxycontin takes it's toll! blue neen Mar 2012 #18

What is that permission slip from? Where? Thank you. wtf? uppityperson Mar 2012 #2

Satire, Kelvin Mace Mar 2012 #6

Thank you, it is getting difficult to tell. uppityperson Mar 2012 #14

It really is n/t Aerows Mar 2012 #15

I take the pill to control terrible periods. I tried the generics because the copay was lower. Lisa0825 Mar 2012 #3

You're taking the Pill to improve another condition? kiss mah grits Mar 2012 #5

My neice was prescribed the pill to stop painful periods, too. n/t jenmito Mar 2012 #7

I'll take your medical ignorance at face value. myrna minx Mar 2012 #8

The poster was escorted from the building at the same time you posted :) pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #11

It's like whack a mole for the MIRT team today! myrna minx Mar 2012 #13

Thank goodness... Account status: Posting privileges revoked Lisa0825 Mar 2012 #9

It's been a busy troll day! myrna minx Mar 2012 #10

Somebody else must have dropped a dime on him Kelvin Mace Mar 2012 #19

ME TOO!! I was ticked! nt Lisa0825 Mar 2012 #23

is not the 2nd commandment about graven images of god an abomination, like this picture? part man all 86 Mar 2012 #12

So we should be at the mercy of Walmart pricing? What if tomorrow they decide myrna minx Mar 2012 #16

Let's look at someone making minimum wage Kelvin Mace Mar 2012 #17

"One McD's value meal per day" joshcryer Mar 2012 #20

Doesn't much help in any case Kelvin Mace Mar 2012 #24

Use Mitt Romney as an example Mumble Mar 2012 #21

That would be true if he ate into his capital Kelvin Mace Mar 2012 #25

Wow... that's killer. I'm saving that for other responses, too. Thanks. nt Bigmack Mar 2012 #22

IMO, it's not about the cost as much as it is the fact that your employer can Arkansas Granny Mar 2012 #26

And what happens when Walmart caves to the American Taliban? baldguy Mar 2012 #27

It's not $9 a month by the way RockaFowler Mar 2012 #28

Plus, there is the $35 co-pay Kelvin Mace Mar 2012 #30

They are counting on the fact that it is not that expensive. But for some women, it is. Mass Mar 2012 #29

And like most conservative arguments Kelvin Mace Mar 2012 #32

The 9.00 per month claim means that women do not need contraception covered by insurance... JNinWB Mar 2012 #31

If it's such a small amount, why is there not full coverage for something so important? n/t Sheepshank Mar 2012 #33

Many if not MOST women use hormones as medication not as birth control csziggy Mar 2012 #34

Many men are clueless.... Bigmack Mar 2012 #35