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April 17, 2005

Legislators Who Love Employment but Hate Employers

Maryland's House of Delegates voted 82 to 48 to approve a bill that would require all businesses in the state with more than 10,000 employees to spend at least 8 percent of their payroll on health benefits for workers (or, alternatively, “donate” the funds to the state's Medicaid program). Wal-Mart, with its 15,000 employees, is the only such company that does not already spend 8 percent on health care for employees--and thus, is the direct target of the bill.

Prolly these same people complain how much they want development and jobs in their communities too. They love employment but they hate employers. I know people who take jobs with limited or no benefits at all, but they never stay very long. This cheapness on the part of their employers results in a high turnover rate of employees too. Nevertheless, they both seem to get what they want from each other. A paycheck for job takers and warm bodies to stock the shelves, ring up sales, and mop the floors for the employers. The public benefits by being able to purchase goods for the lower prices.

What possible benefit do the Maryland pols think they are bringing to Maryland residents by this legislation? What possible damn right do they have to do it?

Posted by Ali Massoud at April 17, 2005 08:12 PM

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