You asked "Why is Walmart the ONLY company in the entire country that has to provide a certain amount of insurance for their employees?"
The reason walmart is the only one is because we haven't gotten to the others yet. We are starting top down....since they are one of the most recognizable large companies they are perfect to begin with. So to answer your question, its because we haven't gotten to the others yet, they are just first...no the only :)
My question to you is: do you think health issurance makes any difference when our health care system is a bunch of crap? Many third world countries have better health care then the United States.