People with corona symptoms having to go back to work - many who handle our food btw- because we have no federally mandated sick leave. Nor do we have adequate preparedness. This is what happens when private short term profit is placed before public investment in the common good.

Mar 8, 2020 · 6:47 PM UTC

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Yes! This is what happens when you pull funding from organizations like EPA, CDC, research scientists and other regulatory agencies to keep us safe.
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Yes.
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In the US many people believe giving people sick leave would threaten their Constitutional freedoms and undermine the economy. Any degree of Institutional decency is regarded as threatening in the US. Why is this?
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Started in the 1980’s with a well-funded effort to convince people all govt action on their behalf is “bad.” Tragic.
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Replying to @marwilliamson @LEinMOTION
There have been numerous attempts in Congress to get this accomplished... Republicans have stopped every attempt.
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Is what happens when our politicians sold our nation out to China. The fact that we are depending on China for antibiotic manufacturing is utterly disgusting.
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As the United States government continues to follow the money trail... It is becoming increasingly clear, that it is not leading the ‘average’ American to a pot of gold.
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You and I are self employed. Who covers our sick leave?
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Marianne, have you noticed that Italy provides "free" health care under a national health system. And they announced that they are unable to treat people with the virus to the point that elderly people will be left to die.
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This is a real issue that has many possible solutions. The core issue is all our leadership, from govt to corporations, are driven by short sighted goals. Our visionless government should be driving a realistic and indisputably beneficial generational agenda.
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