Comment on Just checking in to see if anyone cares that the mumbling turtle is still on full salary while being MIA for two-and-a-half months

ExtremeDullard@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Yeah, if what was happening to Mitch wasn’t so exceptional in America then this would be a non issue.

  Americans, btw, what’s happening to Mitch is just what happens to ANY PERSON AT ALL in most countries when they are suffering from severe long-term illness and disability.

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  • Zombie@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Except that most people in most countries are retired by age 75 and therefore wouldn’t be “off” on sick leave in the first place.

    But yes, otherwise, the point stands.

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  • grue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yeah, if what was happening to Mitch wasn’t so exceptional in America then this would be a non issue.

    It would still be an issue because (a) Kentuckians are missing half of their Senate representation, and (b) because his death is obviously being hidden for bad faith political purposes, to illegally deprive Kentucky’s governor of his right to appoint a replacement.

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    • bad1080@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      i was told there would be something called “checks and balances”!?

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    • TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yes, fair

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  • BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Most countries that have figured out people have worth beyond the bottom line.

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• mangobanana@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Except in most American jobs you would be fired by now for being on sick leave this long

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  • ExtremeDullard@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yes, that’s one of the things that happens in this violent and inhumane nation. I now live in Europe, and I had a lot more than 75 days of sick leave when I had my amputation. I still have my job and my employer isn’t mad at me in the slightest, because here it’s understood that shit happens and that’s life.

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    • bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Now the orange felon has made it nearly impossible for americans to leave because the world hates our guts even more. I’d be embarrassed to even go to another country without a short that just says SORRYYYYYY on it.

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      • dreamkeeper@literature.cafe ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        The world isn’t reddit/lemmy, most people aren’t going to say or do anything unless you act like an asshole.

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      • ExtremeDullard@piefed.social ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I certainly would be careful about saying you’re American if you go on vacation abroad. But I’m a long-time expat, and I can tell you if you behave well and you integrate in the society of your choice, people know the difference between ugly Americans and those who choose to be better.

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Fired, and at his age, since no one works at that age by choice, homeless.

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  • Rentlar@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Mitch would croak so fast if he heard that Congress passed a bill giving Americans job protection for sick leave equal to the length of his absence.

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    • Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      He’s already dead. He would rise from his coffin to vote nay on such a measure.

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• arsCynic@piefed.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The irony of a parasite being sick. It’s like cancer having cancer. Problem solved real soon.

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• hanrahan@slrpnk.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  and still people vote for him, what’s the secret sauce that lowers IQ so much ? Mountain Dew ?

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• NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’m not so sure he’s actually enjoying it. He seems pretty checked out mentally from what I gather.

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• SabinStargem@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Do European leaders keep their authority if they go MIA for months on end?

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• Ghyste@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Hypocrisy.

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• lemmygarden@lemmy.today ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Fuck this walking corpse.

  Lol he is wheelchair bound. He can’t walk.

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