Lower Everyday Values

So we all know what great fans the GOP is of cutting people from the welfare rolls. Too bad they aren't such fans of cutting corporations from the welfare rolls, or more precisely abusing the welfare system.

"In introducing the Health Care Accountability Act, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), Rep. Anthony D. Weiner (D-N.Y.), and Sen. Jon S. Corzine (D-N.J.) said they are concerned that large employers such as Wal-Mart are transferring responsibility for health care to government-funded programs such as Medicaid."

Think they're just picking on Wal-Mart because of their status at the largest retailer in America?

"Some of the uninsured "may turn to state Medicaid programs which were designed to provide medical coverage at very low cost to relatively low-income residents, at better premiums and related costs than even Wal-Mart can negotiate," Wal-Mart spokesman Nate Hurst said."

The cost to the average Hoosier for coverage of Medicaid is $373 for a single payer and $953 a family (source: FamiliesUSA Foundation 2005.) That's the cost to you. So Wal-Mart is passing off the cost of insuring their employees to state and in return to the public.

What are the Republicans going to do about it? Probably do everything they can to prevent this bill from becoming law.