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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFor the love of humanity, IMPEACH TRUMP: Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid
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frazzled
(18,402 posts)It got us nowhere. We can impeach him 5 more times, but the Senate won't convict. You just have to VOTE.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)As lawmakers they must respond accordingly to him!
NoMoreRepugs
(9,408 posts)as many of them are denied coverage for a test that could save their life and help stop the spread of covid19..... sorry, me personally, I have zero problem with them dying in droves.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)"Im worried if my son gets sick," said one hotel housekeeper who has seen drastic cuts to her hours.
Alma Quiroz is a housekeeper at the Edgewater Hotel in Seattle, one of the country's biggest hotspots for COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus. Her work schedule has recently been cut from 40 hours per week to just eight hours. With a reduced schedule comes the threat that she will also lose health insurance benefits from working at least 80 hours each month.
Im worried if my son gets sick, she said. We automatically lose our health insurance because Im not getting enough hours to be eligible. Its very difficult not working enough hours, worrying how Im going to pay rent. I can get scheduled and they will call the day before to let me know they dont have enough rooms to clean, so I have to stay home with no pay. Im worried about affording food to provide for my family.
As the virus spreads rapidly and invisibly across the U.S., low-wage workers and those in the service industry like Quiroz will be hit extra hard. Most are unable to work from home, many can't afford to take time off for childcare if schools close, and paid time off of any sort remains a rarity for them in many parts of the U.S. But hourly workers have another challenge: If they get laid off or have their hours cut in a coronavirus-related economic downturn, they could lose their employer-provided health insurance and, in a bitter bit of irony, become even more vulnerable to the outbreak.
Jeremiah Saldate, a banquet server at the Edgewater for 13 years, had his shifts cut from four or five a week to one per week.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bvg3dm/coronavirus-is-ripping-away-health-insurance-for-hourly-workers
barbtries
(28,787 posts)they consider themselves a cut above.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)This is just far too dangerous and disgusting.
barbtries
(28,787 posts)but they've got a lock on the senate majority. they have a media machine. they have the courts now.
yes, they should do this. republicans should be getting behind it. but it's not happening. we're on our own.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)The press will show up for that!
Kingofalldems
(38,444 posts)Only with their help can he be removed.