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In fairness, that's because amazon gives its workers health insurance. Plenty of similar workers get nothing (Walmart for instance). More generally I agree thi
by LatteLazy 6y ago
In fairness, that's because amazon gives its workers health insurance. Plenty of similar workers get nothing (Walmart for instance).
More generally I agree this needs totally rethinking, but Democrats have been trying to do that for at least 20 years so it might be a list cause...
- rascul 6y ago> Plenty of similar workers get nothing (Walmart for instance). That doesn't seem to be the case. https://one.walmart.com/content/dam/themepage/pdfs/AssociateBenefitsBook-2020.pdf https://one.walmart.com/content/dam/themepage/pdfs/Associate...
- LatteLazy 6y agoAs I understand it... You only get coverage if you work 30h a week (and pay for it, per your link). Walmart usually schedules people for fewer hours a week to avoid this. This is why (despite technically providing healthcare) Walmart is number one for employees enrolled in Medicaid [0]. Amazon's insurance kicks in at 20h a week [1] [0] https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/walmart-and-mcdonalds-among-top-employers-of-medicaid-and-food-stamp-beneficiaries.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/walmart-and-mcdonalds-among-... [1] https://www.amazon.jobs/en/landing_pages/benefitsoverview-us https://www.amazon.jobs/en/landing_pages/benefitsoverview-us