• DillyDaily@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    For some families, that’s the reality, not being paid means no housing, no food, no medications. For people who have dangerous debt, not having available money could be a threat to their life.

    Obviously your life is priceless, but we’ve developed a system where you simply can’t live without money, and put people in circumstances where the money in their hand now is worthy more to their survival today than twice as much money in their hand tomorrow.

    I’m just grateful that’s not my situation.

    • celsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      7 hours ago

      Right, but if you die, your family might only see the life insurance settlement from your workplace group insurance. They won’t see any further benefits and they lose a family member. There is nothing to gain and everything to lose by putting yourself in harm’s way to appease your employer who is acting unlawfully.