Walmart Does More for Poor Than Government

In a triumph of capitalism and free enterprise, Walmart announced yesterday that it would implement it's $4 per prescription generic drug plan in all of its stores. As you already know, the giant retailer had already tested the program in select states. The plan has been such a success that executives at Walmart decided it was time to allow all Americans to participate in this innovative breakthrough for free enterprise.

You do not need medical insurance in order to qualify. The only thing you need to do is get your prescription filled with its GENERIC equivalent, if one is available. If the drug you take has no generic equivalent as of yet, get your physician to switch you to a similar drug that has a generic equivalent. All you have to do at that point is take the prescription to Walmart Pharmacy, and it will cost you a mere 4 bucks, period...no catch. I tried it myself, and it is true.

With this one program alone, Walmart is proving that capitalism can do more for the poor and needy among us than government programs. This is a massive, multi-million dollar plan that will make prescription drugs affordable to many Americans who are unable to purchase much-needed medications. This has been made possible by the system of free enterprise, free markets, and capitalistic expansion of business.

Walmart has taken in a hit in the court of public opinion of late with some of its tactics, such as entering into dubious schemes with local municipalities to get property condemned using eminent domain so that Walmart could build super-centers on the property. There is also talk around and about of Walmart supporting the so-called 'gay agenda,' which does not set well with some in the Christian community. And then there are those who have a penchant of condemning any successful business on the grounds that it 'does not do enough for its employees.'

I agree that eminent domain is being abused in modern society and must be stopped. But this is a minor consideration when one contemplates the mammoth success of Walmart in providing affordable items to the American public. While a case can be made that the retail giant has forsaken some its roots that were laid by founder Sam Walton, hopefully these glitches can be rectified by mid-course corrections.

But let's give credit where credit is due. Walmart has done Americans a big favor in offering their cut-rate prescription plan. They are to be commended. And we should all take notice of the ability of a capitalistic society to do noble things that benefit the weakest among us.