switcheroo comments on More than half of US families are one paycheck away from homelessness.

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 49 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Hence why some of the US simply CAN'T protest. If they miss a single pay check-- or get fired for missing work-- they're fucked. Insurance is also tired to work.

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[–] Paper_Phrog@lemmy.world 37 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Financial slavery

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[–] mad_djinn@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

it all started in the city of Wurms in the year 1000

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[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 16 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Or get injured and end up with a bunch of medical bills. Or about any number of other things that can go off the rails.

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[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 9 months ago

get injured and end up with a bunch of medical bills

especially when having health insurance

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[–] Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 9 months ago

The decoupling of employment and insurance needs to be possible

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