Maryland Fair Share Health Care Legislation
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the world’s largest retailer, has been criticized repeatedly for providing inferior health care benefits and costing unwilling taxpayers millions of dollars. In April 2005, the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation that would have compelled the notoriously stingy company to increase its share of spending on health care for its employees. Wal-Mart, which fills the campaign coffers of Governor Ehrlich, said it was "grateful" when he vetoed the bill. The Maryland General Assembly ended up overriding Governor Ehrlich's veto despite intense lobbying efforts by Wal-Mart.
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