Let’s see now, in almost any city in almost anyplace in the whole WORLD people are getting governmental paid care for the COVID-19 virus. In the U.S. our illustrious Democratic House of Representatives have gotten a 10 day paid sick leave program worked out. There are, however, a few minor exceptions to the newest rule. But by and large this is the best program the business lobby could allow the Government to be mollified with. If you happen to be employed in a Company that has more than 500 employees (47% of the working population), well, they don’t have to give you the federally approved sick leave. So, if you work for, like, say Wal-Mart, Amazon, UPS, FedEx, any phone company, Companies that have their satellite offices around the Country (like McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s, Chick Fil-A), then you are pretty much on your own. The sick leave also has a requirement that you test positive for the virus before you get the benefit. Also, if you have less than 50 employees you can claim a “hardship” and not grant the sick leave. So, all in all, there is maybe 20% of the work force that can get the sick leave provided for by your government, that was hammered out by and approved by the business lobby of the United States (gotta wonder who NP had to give what to just to get this started). But take heart, Boris Johnson in Great Britain thinks it would be a good idea to let everyone get the virus to help increase their immunity (gotta love those Brits).
This kind of goes along with the Congress that we have had for the last 40 years, they tax us more, give it to the wealthy, they tax us more, give it to the Pentagon for the war effort, they tax us more, give it to the Corporations that don’t pay taxes anyway, they tax us more, I guess they pocketed this one, then they taxed us again on general Principal. The only time the current President goes along with Congress is when we get taxed again and then give the taxes to his billionaire boyz club buddies. Other than that, when has he ever done what for any of us? He has even plagiarized ex-President Ronald Reagan by using “Make America Great Again” and not giving credit, yet he complains about Joe Biden. The lying, cheating, stealing little handed PUNK!
The only way to make ANY meaningful change is to VOTE OUT the incumbent Congressional Leaders and Making damned sure the rest of them know that they are next! Remember, YOU have the power if YOU use it, “One Person, One Vote” is the way our Country is supposed to work. The only time a vote doesn’t matter is when it IS NOT CAST! Mitch, out
© Mitchell 2020-03-14