STILL have not answered the question about why Walmart, with $11 billion profit in one year, cannot afford to either make the 8% threshold or pay their " associates" (that's so cute it's charming) not $64,500 but enough so they would not have to apply for Medicaid.

Your question contains a assertion and is therefore a statement, not a question.

If the question was "why don't they pay their employees enough so they would not have to apply for Medicaid." without the ego boosting sarcasm, the answer would be:

It is not required of other companies do the same.

If the legislation were for all companies in all states and not just Walmart, [the Walmart bill} They would have to comply.

Similar legislation is in process in over 30 states but the employee minimum is different in different states. As low as 1000 or 99.

I consider a 100 employee minimum to be fair.

Any more questions?

I haven't gotten any answers to mine yet.