Wal-mart Supports Healthcare Mandate?
Call me surprised to see this in the Wall Street Journal today. Maybe I’m just being cynical, but what is Wal-Mart’s angle here?
A quick glance says maybe by tying their own hands to tougher standards for all, it could put their competitors at a disadvantage relative to Wal-Mart. Could there possibly be some first-mover-advantage here? Maybe Wal-Mart is better prepared to absorb such a mandate?
Wal-mart is certainly within their right as a company to join in the health insurance debate and to try and influence public policy more generally, but I’d rather they just led by example. Why not put your money where your mouth is and give all your employees health insurance now?
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Tags: corporate social responsibility, health, health insurance, Wal-mart, Wall Street Journal, Walmart
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