• Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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    11 days ago

    Even greeting cards say “Sorry to hear you’re sick, get well soon!” It’s much harder to find cards that support the long-term struggle

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    As someone who is disabled myself… this is so true. When Kamala made it sound like that anyone who worked hard enough would be fine, all I could think to myself was, what about those of us who can no longer work? First, anyone on SSDI is most likely making barely enough for the average rent. Also, anyone that has had to deal with insurance companies knows that the insurance lobby controls policy regardless of party.

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      11 days ago

      What does Kamala have to do with this? “Anyone who worked hard enough would be fine” is a republican talking point.

      The idiot elect is going to further degrade your social nets because they believe youre a grifter.

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        I’m not sure if you ever heard her talk about her policy, but “if you’re a hard worker and work hard enough, you’ll be fine” was literally her talking point and policy. I don’t disagree that Trump will be worse, but having dealt with SSDI & insurance companies, the problem isn’t just Republicans. Everything wrong with America isn’t just the doing of Republicans. Democrats pretending otherwise is one of the big reasons they lost this time.

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          11 days ago

          Just curious, why do you use Trump’s last name, but Harris’ first name?

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          She was only trying to cater to republicans who says she just gives out free money, in response to people saying she’s a socialist/communist

          Nobody thinks the democrats aren’t at fault for stuff, it’s ridiculous to ignore the nuance in this case.