Flutterby™! : Taxpayer medical subsidies

Oh hell yes! Forbes: California To Wal-Mart: Enough! No More Taxpayer Subsidized Profits For You. In which California proposes to levy fines against employers whose workers who need to turn to Medi-Cal.

Says Sonya Schwartz, program director at the National Academy for State Academy for State Health Policy, “There are concerns that employers will be gaming this new system and taking less and less responsibility for their workers. This may make employers think twice.”

I am not familiar with the details, this could make it more difficult for unemployed low-income workers to find work, it'll be interesting to see how this plays out practically.