Political Dogs

Search PDogs:

   Conservative thoughts from New Jersey & California
 

Sponsored Links






Add to Technorati Favorites

Honestly, Did You Really Think This Would Fly?

by Dave
7/19/2006 01:47:00 PM

A U.S. District Judge in Maryland has overturned the so-called "Wal-Mart law" which required companies over a certain size to spend at least 8 percent of payroll on health care or pay the difference in taxes.   Wal-Mart was the only company over that certain size.   The judge recognized the law for what it was, a levy targeted at one company.   Such practices are no more legal than say creating a tax on any person named John Malkovich, living at such and such address.   Liberals thought this one up absent any reasonable standards of law or Constitutionality.   They want the world's largest retailer to pay money into the government so the government can provide healthcare to those without it who freely agree to take jobs at Wal-Mart at established rates of pay without any insurance benefits.   That ought to be offensive to anybody living in a free, capitalistic society but apparently there's a bunch out there who thinks this sort of thing is perfectly alright.   Shame on them!

1 Comments:

  • Yes, someone really thought this would fly. I am a supporter of free enterprise, so I support Wal-Mart to conduct business as it chooses. If it's business model is successful, then more power to them. This kind of legislation is a backdoor to socialized medicine and a re-invention of labor regulation. The wonderful thing about the Constitution is that you can't pass any law you wish just because you want it to be.

    By Blogger Sam Basso, at 8:27 AM, July 20, 2006  


Post a Comment
Back to Homepage