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Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz talks about providing health insurance to employees who work part time. The Seattle based company now spends more money on health care than coffee.

Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz talks about providing health insurance to employees who work part time. The Seattle-based company now spends more money on health care than coffee. (Courtesy of Howard Schultz)

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