Your Consumer Dollars, Agents of Change
Speaking of Wal-Mart (as we were) and Americans without health insurance (as we were), AP gave us this convergence today:
[Alabama Medicaid Commissioner, Republican Carol Herrmann-Steckel] urged consumers not to patronize stores such as Wal-Mart that generate profits, but don’t provide adequate health insurance for their workers.
“You have to use the power of the marketplace,” she said. “Do we let them make a profit at the expense of our community?”
Must be a new day in Alabama. Have you ever heard an administration official talking about these kinds of issues - suggesting that how we spend our dollars is important?
About 11 to 13 percent of Alabamians do not have health insurance.
Danny, I saw this and blogged on it too. Amazing, and quite welcome here.
Comment by Kathy — May 4, 2006 @ 10:31 am