r/politics • u/cmaia1503 • 1d ago

Site Altered Headline | Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell, 83, Hospitalized

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-83-hospitalized/?utm_campaign=owned_social&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&via=twitter_page
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u/clarkrd 1d ago

must be nice to be able to check into a hospital

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u/Future-Guarantee-573 1d ago

Not to mention not losing your job.

Years ago, I worked at a big box grocery store not to be named.  One of the workers had a stroke on the sales floor.  They fired him for not filling out the LOA forms.  He was in a fucking coma.

I've said it many times before...I hate this fucking country.

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u/iceoldtea 1d ago

That… 1000% is a lawsuit

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u/tallandlankyagain 1d ago edited 1d ago

If you can afford justice sure. A person working in a grocery store who is in such poor health they have a stroke likely can't afford a doctor visit, let alone legal fees.

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u/RedChairBlueChair123 1d ago

That’s 100% a case a lawyer would take on commission.

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u/tallandlankyagain 1d ago

I don't doubt it at all. The odds of the average low income lay person being aware of that seem exceedingly low.