War on Wal-Mart

OpinionJournal - Hard Line State -- In Big Labor's war against Wal-Mart, "collateral damage"--in the form of lost jobs and income for the poor--is starting to add up.

This doesn't seem like rocket science to me. Anytime the the minimum wage is raised, people (who can least afford it) lose their jobs. Luxury taxes that may cause a reduction in consumption always end up hurting the worker. Now, one state want's to force a certain percentage of their payroll costs to be spent on health care. Noble sounding? Perhaps, but legislators on either side of the aisle should be able to easily see the ramafications of 'forcing' an action. Look beyond the end of your nose.

I don't think that we are considering anything like this in Oklahoma. When you look at what the results of this law will be for Maryland, a lesson has to be drawn between responsibility of the state, and the ultimate success of business to create jobs (and therefore tax payers!).