A Comment About

Wal-Mart or Hel-Mart?

April 2, 2007 - 9:36 am - by Julia Gorin
pch1013
2007-04-05 22:06:49

“I had a kidney transplant 13 years ago”

Which was before you started working at Wal-Mart, I see.

Who paid for that? And, more to the point, how much would you have been out-of-pocket if you had been working at Wal-Mart at the time?

“my benefits and insurance pay for practically everything as far a scripts and dr. visits”

Except for that pesky $72/month (assuming you get paid monthly) and $20 per doctor’s visit and $47 per prescription.

But look on the bright side: at least you’re not working at Costco, where the average worker with 3 years’ seniority earns $42,000 and has 92% of his or her health-care costs paid for. Oh, the humanity!