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To: mishedlo who wrote (45109)	1/24/2006 2:47:45 PM
From: benwood	Respond to of 116555

20 percent of Wal-Mart's employees get taxpayer-funded health care in WA State OLYMPIA — More than 3,100 Wal-Mart employees in Washington were benefiting from state-subsidized health coverage throughout 2004 — nearly double the total for any other company, according to two confidential state reports. That total is much higher than previously thought. And it indicates that as many as 20 percent of Wal-Mart's employees were getting taxpayer-funded health care for themselves or their dependents. ... seattletimes.nwsource.com