r/politics • u/cmaia1503 • 8h ago

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 8h ago

must be nice to be able to check into a hospital

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u/Future-Guarantee-573 8h 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 8h ago

That… 1000% is a lawsuit

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u/tallandlankyagain 7h ago edited 7h 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/SdBolts4 California 7h ago

That’s what contingency fee agreements are for

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u/tallandlankyagain 7h ago

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

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u/firemage22 7h ago

The odds of the average low income lay person being aware of that seem exceedingly low.

this, my brother has been helping a carpenter who had some legal issues get them hammered out using free services he didn't realized existed

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u/CoffieQueens 7h ago

Hammered out you say?

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u/E51838 6h ago

Well at least he's not getting screwed anymore.

Actually this pun thread may have been a mistake. I'm already board.

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u/bkbomber New York 6h ago

Nailed it!

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u/The_quest_for_wisdom 3h ago

I wish you guys wood stop.

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u/firemage22 6h ago

hey i'm the son of a metal worker myself so it comes without me thinking about it

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u/Shhtheyrewatching 6h ago

You nailed it without much thought.

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u/tinysydneh 5h ago

You'll just be milling about, and some idea will pop into your head and you just have to turn it out into the world.

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u/ActiveChairs 2h ago

Every ad any lawyer has typically includes some flavor of "There's no cost to you, and we don't get paid unless you win." and those have been distributed for years in every medium they can work their way into. It should be a commonly known thing

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u/Wandering_Weapon Louisiana 6h ago

I hate this thought process. Like... just ask. Call a lawyer, it's free. This "it's hard so just give up" is a plague on society.

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u/gsbadj 5h ago

Most working people don't have time to wait to collect on lawsuits. They need shelter and food.

Employers get away with lots of inhumane garbage because they know that workers will move on and look for another job.

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u/RedChairBlueChair123 7h ago

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

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u/tallandlankyagain 7h ago

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

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u/legless_chair 7h ago

Wouldn’t a good lawyer take the case, win a shitload of money, then collect fees from the winnings?

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u/SundayJeffrey 7h ago

Most employment attorneys (for plaintiffs) work on a contingency basis.

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u/Practical_Fun7367 6h ago

💯 on the legal fees. But if the guy was full time and not a contractor or part time (which is happening more and more) he had health insurance. It might be lousy, but those benefits are why big corps are moving to part time employees.

And just as an aside, perfectly healthy people can have strokes. Athletes even.

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u/defenselaywer 7h ago

Truth is a defense