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To: Les H who wrote (17717)	2/23/2004 7:03:08 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Wal-Mart, the new punching bag LOL! Yeah we're sure hitting him hard in my area. I love Northern California...:-) We are tarring and feathering walmart. International boycott Walmart day in 14 days (and a meetup too!) boycottwalmart.meetup.com Wal-Mart's benefits come under fire A new law could drastically change Wal-Mart's strategy in California. The retailer will have to pay for a greater chunk of health care premiums under the sweeping health insurance expansion bill that Gov. Gray Davis signed earlier this month. The cost could prompt Wal-Mart to scale back its ambitious growth plans in the Golden State, curb hiring at existing stores or automate jobs, industry observers say. contracostatimes.com Which brings me to Measure A, the sales tax measure designed to support our county health-care system. With more and more people losing health insurance, more and more are going to need county services. If WalMart moves into town, their employees might be needing assistance because of the company's lousy benefits. If Safeway wins the right to institute its two-tier system, new employees might be needing county assistance. dfw.com