California bill would fine big firms whose workers get Medi-Cal

The L.A. Times reports:

For years, politicians and labor unions have pilloried Wal-Mart and other large employers for paying workers so little that many qualify for government health insurance at taxpayers' expense. Now critics fear the public will get stuck with an even bigger tab as California and other states expand Medicaid as part of the federal healthcare law. That has California lawmakers taking aim at the world's largest retailer and other big firms.

The Bismarck Welfare State isn't inevitable. It's California's own fault for providing free stuff.