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Hourly & Low wage people who will have to work
Alyssa Harad (@alyssaharad) Tweeted:
The biggest threat to America in a pandemic is the hourly wage with no sick leave.
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Cindy Wedding (@WeddingCindy) Tweeted:
@alyssaharad @sedespres Employees who can't afford to stay home or are penalized when sick+ can't afford to see a doctor, will only increase transmission rates. Usually low wage employees-nurses aides make 10$/hr. Guess how fast norovirus goes thru nsg home? Guess how many elderly people die from it?
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Remember Truth ‘n Justice? (@sedespres) Tweeted:
@WeddingCindy @alyssaharad yep. thinking also of “essential personnel” like court workers, law endorcement, childcare, food service, cancer patients receiving treatment, i mean we are not ready for any of this.
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Wanda (@itsWanda) Tweeted:
@alyssaharad @LilRedRooster And lack of childcare, so working parents send their sick kids to school.
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I cannot imagine Pence, et all doing well with this
