1) $4 drugs--gee I wonder why Walmart has made this move. Now it wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that they are taking a beating in bad publicity from just such things as the Medicaid fiasco. Of course not.


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OK, now a series of questions you may possibly be able to answer--and who knows, we may get a straight answer from you on the main question.

1) Are you a taxpayer? Yes or no.

2) Were there 4 firms potentially affected by the Maryland bill? Yes or no? Don't give me your classic but now a bit threadbare (I didn't say pathetic) argument that the bill should have been written differently.

3) Do you believe there are some Walmart employees on Medicaid in Maryland? Yes or no? I'm sure you don't know--this is just a question as to your belief.

4) Did Walmart make close to $11 billion profit in 2005?   Yes or no?

5) Do you believe Walmart could have afforded to spend 8% of its payroll in Maryland towards health care for its own employees or put the difference into the Maryland state Medicaid fund?   Yes or no? This is just a question as to Walmart's financial resources.


Let's start with these.

No whining allowed--to quote a well-known Mudcat sage (look it up).