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Trying not to drift TOO far from the thread topic: this is one part of US politics and policy that leaves me totally baffled - EVERYONE in the developed world has universal sick care coverage. Why in the name of anything reasonable would you deny people such a basic service (the insurance that is) - or worse yet deny it is their "right" ("it" being adequate, basic sick care) ????????? It is one of the economic advantages enjoyed by every one of the US's competitors (except China).
See, here in the United States we have this little thing called the Constitution. It tells (ore is supposed to tell) the Government what it can and cannot do. Healthcare is NOT on that list. Even if I believed healthcare was a Right and not a Privilege, the US Constitution does not allow the Government to LEGALLY be involved in it.
That said, I think it is idiotic to have a minimum wage so low - or conversely government benefits so HIGH - that someone could find themselves able to choose between work and a free ride. And, before anyone thinks that through, I consider adequate sick care a basic right, not a benefit.
There shuoldn't be a minimum wage or government benefits. The removal of both would solve the problem rather quickly.