Tuesday, August 03, 2004
Low wages everyday
Employment practices at Wal-Mart, the nation's largest employer with relatively lower labor costs in the retail sector, cost California taxpayers about $86 million annually in public assistance to company workers, according to a study released Monday by a UC Berkeley research institute.
The study estimates that low wages force employees to accept $32 million annually in health-related services and $54 million per year in other assistance, such as subsidized school lunches, food stamps and subsidized housing.
Story. And another report shows that almost 9 million Americans lost their employer-provided health insurance from 2001 to 2003. Can we say "the Wal-martization of America"? I knew we could.
posted by chris at 1:47 PM
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