Yesterday, a federal judge overturned the Maryland law that dictated health care requirements. The law forced employers with more than 10,000 workers to spend at least 8% of payroll on health benefits. The only employer in the state of Maryland who employs more than 10,000 workers is… Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart is very glad to see government regulation out of their pocket book, but as expected there are some very ticked off people. One of those groups is the union backed Wal-Mart Watch, who stated, “This setback does not change the fact that Wal-Mart’s health care plan is unaffordable and inaccessible for its employees.” WakeUpWalMart (also backed by Unions) is steadfast in their support of the appeals now underway, “The fight to provide better health care and to reduce Wal-Mart’s tax burden on American taxpayers will continue.”

Is anyone else noticing a pattern here? Unions have money pumped into the governments in the form of forced campaign contributions. Wal-Mart is strictly non-union and they make no efforts to hide that fact. The unions don’t like this, so they do the only thing they can do… legislate their way into retail pockets.

The unions complain that Wal-Mart doesn’t offer affordable health care, or “good enough” wages for their employees. Well folks, this is a free country, if you don’t like your job, GET A NEW ONE. My employer does not offer ANY health care benefits, but you don’t see me filing lawsuits and pushing my local public officials to force them to.

It is not the role of ANY government, state or federal to dictate what a company offers or pays it’s employees. If they don’t pay well enough no one would work there and the company would have to adjust their policies to attract workers.