Today, on the Floor of the United States House of Representatives, Congressman George Miller exposed Wal-Mart's hypocrisy by analyzing yesterday's leaked Wal-Mart memo.
You can view Miller's speech by clicking here.
Miller's speech highlights the unbelievable facts coming out of the secret memo. Here are just a few of them:
• Nearly one out of every two (46%) children of Wal-Mart employees are uninsured or on public health care.
• On average, 38% of Wal-Mart employees spent more than 16% of their poverty-level wages on healthcare.
• Wal-Mart admits: “Our coverage is expensive for low-income families, and Wal-Mart has a significant percentage of Associates and their children on public assistance.”
Miller also points to some of Executive Vice President Susan Chambers' recommendations: use more part-time workers, cut life-insurance payouts, push spouses off health plans through higher premiums, and try to dissuade so-called “unhealthy” Americans from seeking jobs. He points out that the memo actually states that these recommendations were enthusiastically received by other top Wal-Mart executives.
Posted by Jeremy - October 27, 2005 07:27 PM - In The News