Why Does New York City's Council Hate Poor People?

The New York Sun reports on the anit-Wal-Mart sentiment in NYC :

for customers in New York City, which finds itself without Wal-Mart thanks to a city law ostensibly designed to force large retailers to provide health care for their employees but actually intended to keep Wal-Mart out. In one of the city's many ironies, ordinary residents will now find themselves paying more for some prescription drugs than people in other cities thanks to a law that supporters claimed would improve healthcare options for New Yorkers. Wal-Mart's new program is cause for celebration in many parts of the country. It will be cause for reflection in the five boroughs.

It's appears that unions are the enemy of a middle class lifestyle.