• fireweed@lemmy.world
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    Also dependent on the state. Some states mandate minimum sick leave, others don’t. Then there’s the issue of paid vs unpaid: if you’re living paycheck to paycheck it doesn’t matter if you have all the unpaid sick leave in the world, you’re not going to use it because you literally can’t afford to.

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      You don’t get any federally?! Damn, I don’t want to complain too much as a Canadian but you guys are really bringing us down.

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        Many of us get none at all. I haven’t had a sick day for the past five years.

        It’s not something to be proud of. It’s exploitation.

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          I’m really sorry. Please try and share this idea with others. Surely this is something the voting public could get behind if they knew how bad they really had it.

          Edit: I understand the nature of your political structure makes this difficult.

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            At least half the voting public will vote for whoever their news station of choice tells them to vote for. And all of those news stations are owned by billionaires.