Wal-Mart Memo Suggests Ways to Cut Employee Benefit Costs

October 26, 2005 9:55 AM

Wal-Mart Memo Suggests Ways to Cut Employee Benefit Costs Wal-Mart is asking that the minimum wage be raised in the U.S. but at the same time "An internal memo sent to Wal-Mart's board of directors proposes numerous ways to hold down spending on health care and other benefits while seeking to minimize damage to the retailer's reputation. "
posted by Postroad (8 comments total)

Scroll down a bit, Postroad.
posted by scratch at 9:56 AM on October 26, 2005

Post, meet road.
posted by fleacircus at 9:57 AM on October 26, 2005

luriete writes "Yay, socialism for the rich! They can hire more and more part timers and not cover their benefits so that taxpayers will be forced to - effectively subsidizing their shareholders' profits. And who said this wasn't a socialist country?"

Nah, more like: Dupes for the rich! They can post more and more dupes and not cover their asses so that mefites will be forced to read it - effectively subsidizing their lazyness. Who said this wasn't Slashdot?
posted by nkyad at 10:00 AM on October 26, 2005

this is what happens when everyone races to repost CNN headlines.
posted by NationalKato at 10:06 AM on October 26, 2005

Excellent post! A++
I missed it the first time.
posted by Floydd at 10:07 AM on October 26, 2005

I missed it the first time.

That's really not a good excuse, considering it's only a scroll or two down today's page.
posted by NationalKato at 10:10 AM on October 26, 2005

Always impressive when someone makes a duplicate post an hour later and with less content.
posted by phearlez at 10:12 AM on October 26, 2005

This is not a duplicate post. But it should have been a comment on the earlier post, rather than a new FPP.
posted by spock at 10:27 AM on October 26, 2005