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Maryland Legislature Targets Wal-Mart
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“Maryland lawmakers bucked the will of the state's Republican governor and the nation's largest retailer yesterday, voting to become the first state to effectively require that Wal-Mart spend more on employee health care.” (Washington Post [1], Friday)
An ingenious piece of special-interest misdirection.
FEE Timely Classic
“Government, Heal Thyself” [2] by Donald J. Senese
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[1] Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/12/AR2006011201251.html
[2] “Government, Heal Thyself”: http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=424
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