Whoa, this may actually go somewhere.
"[T]he proposed new program would cost less than the current health insurance system and would eliminate deductibles, co-pays, co-insurance, and other out-of-pocket costs for those covered by the state program."
https://t.co/AkYzTjRLnJ
In a rare bit of good political news, I learned my state set up a task force to research a universal healthcare plan back in 2019. The discussions sound genuinely Not Bad, and the results are due this September https://t.co/w92vF7LJk2
Odds are decent they avoid the things that killed Calcare - separating the bill from its funding mechanism while demanding an almost immediate floor vote. They'll either find a whole new way to tank this in a Dem legislature, or actually uh pass it
Doctor: Great job, you've been born. You're a natural. Now, press [A] repeatedly to cry. Right, just like that. As a baby, crying is one of your most useful abilities
@repblumenauer Now's the time for pro-labor politicians to identify themselves. Workers need paid leave. Failure to enshrine that in a contract only enables the worst aspects of corporate dominance
Every day, I write up like five tweets full of outrage, then delete them.
Today I'm trying something new, and putting that creative energy to emailing my elected officials on the reg. It can be short. It can be nonsense. Positive or negative. Just something.
@POTUS You can't call yourself a pro-labor President and stand by how things have gone. Employees are not fuel in the economy's engine. They're flesh and blood, and they need a damn sick day
NFTs: we’re going to steal your art and profit from it
AI art generators: we’re also going to steal your art and profit from it
social media: if you aren’t posting daily or paying us say goodbye to your relevancy
me: weird that i’m burned out. must be a me problem
Twitter employees could stop all layoffs by having all employees stick together and shut down all operations til they reinstate all.
Strike. Form a union.
We're in the biggest strike wave in the US since the 40s, w thousands of strikes in last 2yrs. Tech workers- get on board.