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Leadership in the US should be deeply ashamed that such things even exist. Unfortunately there is nothing in sight that would change this anytime soon. Obamacar

Leadership in the US should be deeply ashamed that such things even exist. Unfortunately there is nothing in sight that would change this anytime soon. Obamacare was screwed up, Medicare For All seems a no-go (Biden should be ashamed for not embracing it), and Congress probably will be busy in the next few years investigating and impeaching each other while not doing anything productive.

giraffe_lady 4y ago
We didn't even get paid sick leave out of covid we're extremely dedicated to not ever improving this at all.
- rqtwteye 4y ago
  And Biden lost me when the train people were on strike. The whole concept of limited sick leave is already ridiculous but their situation was just crazy.
  - pkaye 4y ago
    Not enough Republicans senators would agree (need 60) for a bill to mandate paid sick leave for the train workers.
    - vkou 4y ago
      Then parade them as the boogieman, fire your friendly press machine on all cylinders, don't just roll over and take the L. ... Or, more likely, the bill went exactly the way he and his backers wanted.
    - throwayyy479087 4y ago
      “We have political opposition” is not a good excuse in a representative system.
      - klyrs 4y ago
        It's important to remember who is represented in the US political system. It is a federation of states, whose legislative districts have been heavily gerrymandered.
    - vorpalhex 4y ago
      He doesn't need it. As POTUS he can choose to not suspend the ability of rail workers to strike and let the workers and rail companies sort it out. That whole capitalism thing? Instead he has used his powers to prevent a rail strike since it would increase the cost of groceries and lead to (short term) grocery shortages.
  - throwayyy479087 4y ago
    The COVID response not including Medicare4All is the “Sandy Hook” of healthcare for me: if we didn’t do it with a Democratic Congress and President during a national pandemic, it’s not happening any time soon (like meaningful gun control post-Sandy Hook).

giraffe_lady 4y ago

We didn't even get paid sick leave out of covid we're extremely dedicated to not ever improving this at all.

rqtwteye 4y ago
And Biden lost me when the train people were on strike. The whole concept of limited sick leave is already ridiculous but their situation was just crazy.
- pkaye 4y ago
  Not enough Republicans senators would agree (need 60) for a bill to mandate paid sick leave for the train workers.
  - vkou 4y ago
    Then parade them as the boogieman, fire your friendly press machine on all cylinders, don't just roll over and take the L. ... Or, more likely, the bill went exactly the way he and his backers wanted.
  - throwayyy479087 4y ago
    “We have political opposition” is not a good excuse in a representative system.
    - klyrs 4y ago
      It's important to remember who is represented in the US political system. It is a federation of states, whose legislative districts have been heavily gerrymandered.
  - vorpalhex 4y ago
    He doesn't need it. As POTUS he can choose to not suspend the ability of rail workers to strike and let the workers and rail companies sort it out. That whole capitalism thing? Instead he has used his powers to prevent a rail strike since it would increase the cost of groceries and lead to (short term) grocery shortages.
- throwayyy479087 4y ago
  The COVID response not including Medicare4All is the “Sandy Hook” of healthcare for me: if we didn’t do it with a Democratic Congress and President during a national pandemic, it’s not happening any time soon (like meaningful gun control post-Sandy Hook).