40% of Americans couldn’t cover a $1,000 unexpected expenditure. That’s not just an economic disadvantage; it’s a source of chronic tension & anxiety. If our political establishment wants to help with the mental health crisis it might start by not leaving so many in such despair.

Mar 1, 2020 · 9:43 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
You're absolutely right, Marianne.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Now add the fact that 1 illness or not at fault accident can leave you paying off medical debt for the rest of your life (if you survive it and can go back to work). Broken.
Replying to @marwilliamson
Well said #BernieSanders2020
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Irrelevant says what?
Replying to @marwilliamson
Do many of these folks own/lease cell phones, drink Starbuck's, subscribe to cable TV ..... ?
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Replying to @marwilliamson
I definitely know about that. I'm bipolar 2 and haven't been to a doctor in year's. Trying to work and maintain, is pretty much daily torture...
Replying to @marwilliamson
Not good. Everyone agrees. Part of the reason is because of high housing and medical costs. Govt involvement in those sectors has made prices go sky high. This is the fault of people like-minded as you Marianne. Compassion is not enough, you need understanding too.
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It's by design for this many Americans to be in despair. It's in the oligarch's interest to have us pleb's heads perpetually barely above water, keeps us from having the time to organize and demand change, i.e. cost them them money.
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$1000? I can't cover $20
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#UBI
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