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New and ... feeling dread and unease of the times
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: May 3, 2020 | Replies (38)Comment receiving replies
@migizii I am afraid for many people it's more than a choice between "health and wealth" - more a matter of survival. It is alarming in this seemingly wealthy nation that so many are literally one or two paychecks removed from hunger and/or homelessness. So I get that people want and need to get back to work ASAP. The government and employers need to figure out how to make that happen.
I really hope we come out of this with an understanding of who the MOST VALUABLE workers are in our country - truckers, teachers, meat packers, farm workers, retail workers, medical assistants - and the collective will to make sure they earn a living wage and medical coverage.
Sue
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My understanding of the saying “health or wealth” did not just apply to the 1%’s, but also to everyone who work for minimum wage or any wage that they can to provide for their needs. Without health, none of this will be possible. Living in Minnesota, I have been fortunate to be collecting unemployment, as the governor was able to secure the federal assistance in a timely manner. Many states have not been able to do this. The other members of my family are working, either full or part time from my home in what is considered an essential service causing possible exposure everyday. My other son, in Denver, is not so lucky as he has not been able to secure unemployment and is doing day labor when it is available. I have offered to set up a tent for him in the yard or see if a friend has an ice fishing house we can use if he decides to move home as there is no available room left in our house. Life is strange, new and different, but we will persevere.