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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy isn't Katie at work today? Why is she being paid if she's just lying around?
Why hasn't Mike dropped by to visit her yet?
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Why isn't Katie at work today? Why is she being paid if she's just lying around? (Original Post)
struggle4progress
May 2020
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Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)1. Good question. n/t
elleng
(131,129 posts)2. Ill; one is paid when ill, called 'sick leave;' because she's sick.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)3. Mother wouldn't allow Mikey to visit!
Goodness, he might be tempted to lust in his heart.
ProfessorGAC
(65,192 posts)4. According To What I Read...
...if she gets paid for doing nothing, she'll never go back to work!
Let's ask Richie Scott if that premise is still true!
struggle4progress
(118,350 posts)5. +
JI7
(89,274 posts)7. In her case her husband's parents are very wealthy
and I doubt she would have married him without that wealth even though they have the same bigoted views.
ProfessorGAC
(65,192 posts)8. I Know, But That Wasn't My Point
R politicians have pushed back against extending UEI because it would encourage people to not work.
I was poking at them because now the shoe's on another foot!
Vinca
(50,308 posts)6. Let's hope she's home infecting hubby.