Wal-Mart Now Illegal in New York City
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New York's activist City Council has overridden a mayoral veto and declared Wal-Mart illegal within the city limits. I previously blogged about the Health Care Security Act here.
The bill, which applies to exactly one potential employer — Wal-Mart — requires that employees be offered union-level health benefits, notwithstanding the fact that Wal-Mart employees are, voluntarily, non-union.
Given that the City Council knew beforehand that the legislation would unquestionably keep Wal-Mart out of New York City and crafted it for that very purpose, the Act codifies three simple principles of legislative intent:
--It is better to be unemployed than employed.
--It is better to pay higher prices than lower prices.
--It is better to have less variety than more variety.
This is the unbridled democratic process (not to mention the unbridled Democrat process) in action: A willing employer and willing employees, a willing seller and willing buyers, all told to go f*ck themselves, because labor unions were able to buy enough local hack politicians.
Always Low Standards. Always.
UPDATE: Factually and logically flawed, but damn funny.
The bill, which applies to exactly one potential employer — Wal-Mart — requires that employees be offered union-level health benefits, notwithstanding the fact that Wal-Mart employees are, voluntarily, non-union.
Given that the City Council knew beforehand that the legislation would unquestionably keep Wal-Mart out of New York City and crafted it for that very purpose, the Act codifies three simple principles of legislative intent:
--It is better to be unemployed than employed.
--It is better to pay higher prices than lower prices.
--It is better to have less variety than more variety.
This is the unbridled democratic process (not to mention the unbridled Democrat process) in action: A willing employer and willing employees, a willing seller and willing buyers, all told to go f*ck themselves, because labor unions were able to buy enough local hack politicians.
Always Low Standards. Always.
UPDATE: Factually and logically flawed, but damn funny.
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Posted by KipEsquire on
12 October 2005
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