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Re:U.S. Labor Secretary throws support behind classifying gi... by deanCommie on Thursday April 29, 2021 @05:09PM (#26986734)
What you call "better" healthcare is considered basic healthcare in the rest of the world.

I understand that when you're a fish it's hard to understand what water is, but the fact that employment plays any part into this whatsoever is a problem. Nobody in Canada or the UK or Luxembourg (some countries i have some experience with) would ever factor in healthcare in a decision to start or leave a job. It is absolutely not a variable.

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Re:U.S. Labor Secretary throws support behind classifying gi... by manigandham on Thursday April 29, 2021 @06:07PM (#26987429)
> "the fact that employment plays any part into this whatsoever is a problem"

Yes, I've said exactly this about half a dozen times now. It seems you're arguing based on myths and preconceived notions against the USA rather than actually responding to anything I've said. Let's end it here.

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Re:U.S. Labor Secretary throws support behind classifying gi... by deanCommie on Thursday April 29, 2021 @06:57PM (#26987864)
I misread your last comment, apologies for that.

I just don't understand you acknowledging that healthcare choice being locked behind employment and insurance companies middlemen being a problem yet still wanting "healthcare choice." What does that mean to you if you don't have the others any longer?

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