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sheshe2

(83,324 posts)
8. Universal Healthcare won't help one bit.
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 10:59 PM
Jul 2020

No job, no income. So if we had Universal Healthcare, she would have healthcare that is not really free and still be out of a job with no income.

Shannon had "approximately 15 inches of tumors from the ovaries that extended into her abdominal area" that were removed in the Oct. 7th operation, the filing says.

Fearing "losing her health insurance," Shannon said she felt she had to get back to work. She was released from the hospital on Oct. 10th, and began working that morning, the suit says.

"Because Shannon had open surgery, she had hundreds of stitches inside and outside the abdominal cavity.
She was not able to pick up anything, not even pots or pans. Shannon’s friends and family took shifts helping to prepare food, clean the house, and take her daughter to and from school," and had to help her move her laptop around and get to and from work events, the suit says.[/div

Sad that this happened in a campaign that said the are the champions of working people. They are not.
Another reason we need Universal Healthcare... JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #1
Why? George II Jul 2020 #2
Ask... JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #3
Universal Healthcare won't help one bit. sheshe2 Jul 2020 #8
Universal Healthcare will save lives... JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #10
I responded below. nt sheshe2 Jul 2020 #15
What does Universal Healthcare have to do with the topic of the OP? brer cat Jul 2020 #21
She would not need healthcare "insurance" in the first place. JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #26
Anyone who wants universal healthcare needs to vote for Democrats. lapucelle Jul 2020 #129
The ACA is indeed UHC. It's been trashed by the GOP, and we're tasked with getting it back on track ehrnst Jul 2020 #148
I just saw Bernie interviewed on The Rachel Maddow Show and he was asked betsuni Jul 2020 #159
Bernie likes to interchange "Universal Health Care" with "Medicaid For All" as if there is no other ehrnst Jul 2020 #161
Ugh. Very status quo. betsuni Jul 2020 #164
What does this have to do with Bernie's campaign demoting and harassing her? ehrnst Jul 2020 #134
So that would justify the demotion and harassment that she stated she experienced? ehrnst Jul 2020 #149
Nothing.. it's a distraction from what the OP is about. Cha Jul 2020 #53
Bingo. sheshe2 Jul 2020 #54
What do you think about the accused calling the allegations'totally false?' peoli Jul 2020 #76
You mean like Arturo Carmona and Robert Becker ehrnst Jul 2020 #213
That's irrelevant. Universal healthcare would not have prevented the demotion and harassment.... George II Jul 2020 #94
George II,. It's good too see you, my friend. peoli Jul 2020 #203
It seems that you are trying very hard to redirect the discussion away from the lawsuit. ehrnst Jul 2020 #133
It won't prevent HR deparments from ignoring harassment reports. ehrnst Jul 2020 #172
This is not an issue about universal healthcare, it's an issue about an employee being.... George II Jul 2020 #81
George II, I love you so much peoli Jul 2020 #204
"Attacking" you? "Trying to help?" ehrnst Jul 2020 #214
This message was self-deleted by its author ehrnst Jul 2020 #217
Because the health insurance industry is a scam peoli Jul 2020 #75
The health insurance industry did not demote & harass this person, which is the subject of the suit. ehrnst Jul 2020 #137
Fearing "losing her health insurance," Shannon said she felt she had to get back to work. peoli Jul 2020 #153
How does that excuse what happened in the allegations, especially in a campaign that called itself ehrnst Jul 2020 #163
It's terrible that she got sick and wasn't able to perform her job after surgery. peoli Jul 2020 #188
"why are you so eager to drive Bernie Sanders into the dirt and why is that allowed on DU?" ehrnst Jul 2020 #189
I see that you CLEARLY have some issues with Sanders who is working closely with Biden peoli Jul 2020 #191
Got nothing? ehrnst Jul 2020 #193
This message was self-deleted by its author peoli Jul 2020 #198
I have said all I have to say to you, my friend. Goodnight. peoli Jul 2020 #199
Actually I have this for you. Good luck with your life. peoli Jul 2020 #200
Here is another my friend. Sweet Dreams. peoli Jul 2020 #201
Oh I got this brohamster peoli Jul 2020 #202
You keep saying goodbye, goodnight over and over. ehrnst Jul 2020 #209
Tara Reade whataboutism is a bad look. Malmsy Jul 2020 #190
I'm not going there, I'm trying to make a point peoli Jul 2020 #192
You did, and everyone saw it. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2020 #216
Why are you putting "allegations" in all caps? DenverJared Jul 2020 #194
Post removed Post removed Jul 2020 #197
Why in caps? You wanted to "show case" Tara Reade and give her importance. DenverJared Jul 2020 #205
Read the whole conversation I'm having with Ernst. peoli Jul 2020 #206
That's what he's referring to - the attempted false equivalence with the Tara Reade ehrnst Jul 2020 #211
Last I checked, this ain't Bernie Sanders (i.e. Independent) Underground. MrsCoffee Jul 2020 #207
I'm not on any horse except defending a democrat from other democrats on DU peoli Jul 2020 #208
What Democrat are you defending? ehrnst Jul 2020 #215
Well, you've made your position pretty clear. BTW - this is a civil suit and doesn't go 'to trial.' ehrnst Jul 2020 #210
Bernie can do no wrong la-trucker Jul 2020 #195
This has nothing to do with Universal Healthcare . JI7 Jul 2020 #58
Excuse me, but what in the hell does Universal Healthcare have with lack of compassion? olegramps Jul 2020 #90
I think we've seen something simliar. ehrnst Jul 2020 #218
I dig how you righteously ignore his campaign's callousness towards the patient. LanternWaste Jul 2020 #97
+1000. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2020 #173
I agree with this la-trucker Jul 2020 #196
Hence the need to get the ACA back on track. That's the closest we've ever come. ehrnst Jul 2020 #147
Not Walking All THat Talk Me. Jul 2020 #4
I admire employers that take care of their employees. TexasTowelie Jul 2020 #5
Anyone who cares about his article, cares enough to want healthcare for all of us USA citizens... JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #6
Why? George II Jul 2020 #7
Because it's a winning issue and it saves lives... JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #11
You have no issue with her being threatened to be fired because she had surgery? sheshe2 Jul 2020 #14
Why do you believe this divisive, and unnecessary gratuitous, hit piece on Bernie? JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #16
It's an objective report by NBC News. How is it a "gratuitous hit piece"? George II Jul 2020 #23
Why not wait until you hear from the union? JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #29
It's a report on the actual lawsuit. Period. And "universal healthcare" has nothing to do with it. George II Jul 2020 #41
Or just a plain old hit job you felt a need to post. JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #43
Please explain what part of the so-called "hit-job" is untrue... NurseJackie Jul 2020 #70
Well there are two sides to the story, Nurse Jackie peoli Jul 2020 #78
This is a story about the lawsuit. It happened. There's nothing false about that. NurseJackie Jul 2020 #82
+1000. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2020 #174
Does that include Trump and tax fraud? obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #113
You sound as though you've judged who is lying already. ehrnst Jul 2020 #184
So, it's a "hit piece" because it's covering something unflattering to your candidate. ehrnst Jul 2020 #143
The article is about a woman that had 15 inches of tumors cut out of her uterus. sheshe2 Jul 2020 #24
You know, I know, she needs healthcare too. JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #46
The question is 'why' is there a hit piece on a former candidate? peggysue2 Jul 2020 #65
Well said. gab13by13 Jul 2020 #69
This has nothing to do with Democrats or a Democratic Coalition. This is about someone that Worked JI7 Jul 2020 #72
Another question is what specially leads you to allege the OP is a hit peice? LanternWaste Jul 2020 #98
You are correct, of course. And... NurseJackie Jul 2020 #101
I'm not claiming the OP is a hit piece peggysue2 Jul 2020 #102
This is about someone that worked for Sanders campaign having a complaint about that campaign itself JI7 Jul 2020 #121
Because it's bringing up all the old wounds peggysue2 Jul 2020 #122
"Catfighting?" ehrnst Jul 2020 #141
The allegations against the Clinton campaign staffer for harassment was big news in 2018 ehrnst Jul 2020 #144
It's not 2018 peggysue2 Jul 2020 #160
What do allegations brought forward by a woman against the Sanders campaign have to do ehrnst Jul 2020 #162
I believe you are referring to the 2008 campaign. StevieM Jul 2020 #186
Yep, and this was just after Thrush had been accused of harassment by co-workers. ehrnst Jul 2020 #187
"Who benefits from a piece like this?" I think that it's more a question of who *doesn't* benefit ehrnst Jul 2020 #176
Reporting on a lawsuit is a "hit piece" if it doesn't flatter your candidate. ehrnst Jul 2020 #135
She wasn't afraid of losing health care, her harassment reports were being ignored. ehrnst Jul 2020 #169
There is actually a history with this type of stuff happening in his campaign JI7 Jul 2020 #57
+1 betsuni Jul 2020 #59
You don't believe that there is a lawsuit? Or do you think that this woman is a liar? ehrnst Jul 2020 #145
So if anyone has anything to say about Sanders but praise, Biden isn't "our" candidate? ehrnst Jul 2020 #167
So if universal health care is a winning issue why isn't Bernie the Democratic party nominee? TexasTowelie Jul 2020 #61
Because Americans are generally a bunch of silly people? Violet_Crumble Jul 2020 #64
Yet that bunch of "silly people" is what makes up the electorate. TexasTowelie Jul 2020 #66
I'd just copy and paste the template used by Canada's healthcare system.... Violet_Crumble Jul 2020 #67
Canada didn't go federal single payer until all the provinces did so independently. ehrnst Jul 2020 #158
The Guardian is a little slow on the uptake, it seems DFW Jul 2020 #73
No. I'm a bit slow on the uptake! Violet_Crumble Jul 2020 #123
This isn't an issue of healthcare coverage, it's one of an employer... George II Jul 2020 #108
Taking all the possibilities out of it, the timing was really shit... Violet_Crumble Jul 2020 #124
UHC would not have prevented the abuse in the workplace she reports. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2020 #150
Universal health care is part of the Democratic Platform, and the ACA is UHC. ehrnst Jul 2020 #177
No, I'm all clear on what universal health care is... Violet_Crumble Jul 2020 #219
Actually, the ACA is a Universal Health Coverage plan. ehrnst Jul 2020 #220
No, it was a massive improvement, but it's not universal healthcare... Violet_Crumble Jul 2020 #222
Again, the ACA has not been fully implemented. ehrnst Jul 2020 #224
A little history on Medicare in the U.S. ehrnst Jul 2020 #221
So your boss can demote or fire you when you have cancer? frazzled Jul 2020 #39
I live in a far more enlightened country than the US, and the answer is Yes.... Violet_Crumble Jul 2020 #62
But the allegation is frazzled Jul 2020 #71
Universal health care is achieved in different ways, and Australia is very different from the US in ehrnst Jul 2020 #151
In small companies Karma13612 Jul 2020 #83
Sorry, but that didn't happen frazzled Jul 2020 #85
It's ok if Bernie does it. MrsCoffee Jul 2020 #88
I'm stating a fact as I understand it. Karma13612 Jul 2020 #118
This is not a situation regarding health insurance or lack of it, it's a situation where.... George II Jul 2020 #110
Weren't two of his main issues worker rights and health care? ehrnst Jul 2020 #142
But the Sanders campaign is not just any "small company" - they are a union shop as well. ehrnst Jul 2020 #170
Anyone trying this hard to change the subject away from the OP must be pretty uncomfortable... ehrnst Jul 2020 #139
That's what the ACA is working towards, and the blue wave in 2018 was won on fixing it. ehrnst Jul 2020 #146
I was a Biden supporter from the beginning. tirebiter Jul 2020 #9
I've never seen anyone accuse NBC News of being "biased". George II Jul 2020 #19
Not saying NBC is biased. tirebiter Jul 2020 #37
Which sources? ehrnst Jul 2020 #212
Yeah...me too. Not a Bernie bro but this sounds fishy............ Bengus81 Jul 2020 #80
You mean the author of this story is biased against Bernie? ehrnst Jul 2020 #168
The author may have felt the obligation to report tirebiter Jul 2020 #181
You have a lot of theories about this story, none of which are that Ms Shannon is being honest ehrnst Jul 2020 #182
Always a good move. Sapient Donkey Jul 2020 #178
I think that the paperwork from HR will speak volumes about who is telling the truth ehrnst Jul 2020 #183
Looks like another hit piece from the "usual"... JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #12
NBC News isn't "Anti-Bernie". George II Jul 2020 #18
Hahahahahaha peoli Jul 2020 #79
You don't believe NBC should have... reACTIONary Jul 2020 #100
Is that how you interpret hahahahahahaha? peoli Jul 2020 #116
Actually, no... reACTIONary Jul 2020 #126
Hahahahahahaha.... ehrnst Jul 2020 #152
It's only going to get worse Ahpook Jul 2020 #22
Are there allegations of harassment and wrongful demotion in Biden's campaign? I hadn't heard. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2020 #171
This message was self-deleted by its author MrsCoffee Jul 2020 #89
So, it's a "nasty" hit piece if it reports on something unflattering about your candidate. ehrnst Jul 2020 #140
I didn't read it as a hit piece. Sapient Donkey Jul 2020 #179
More unfortunate news about sexist behavior from Bernie Bros dlk Jul 2020 #13
Do we want the votes of us... JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #17
Are you saying that you won't vote for Biden in November? George II Jul 2020 #20
Hmmm. sheshe2 Jul 2020 #25
A bit of equivocation, dontcha think? George II Jul 2020 #27
Yup. sheshe2 Jul 2020 #32
Why lie about me? JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #33
Not a lie, or a personal hit. This is exactly what you posted, about which I commented: George II Jul 2020 #38
Full of questions tonight? JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #31
Why should I question an objective NBC report? Are you hinting that you might not vote for Biden? George II Jul 2020 #35
Asked and answered. sheshe2 Jul 2020 #36
"Hit piece" reporting harassment allegations being ignored by HR? Because it's Bernie's campaign? ehrnst Jul 2020 #175
??? greatauntoftriplets Jul 2020 #28
Are 'we', whoever they are withholding them? sheshe2 Jul 2020 #30
I Never said I would not vote for Joe!!!!! JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #34
But you DID say this, as though there is a possibility you won't: George II Jul 2020 #40
WE means US. JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #42
Did you not post this, as though there is a possibility you won't..... George II Jul 2020 #44
You know good and well what he meant. Gore1FL Jul 2020 #49
I did nothing of the sort. sheshe2 Jul 2020 #48
What's with all the personal questions about me? JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #50
If I were American I'd also be voting for Joe Biden... Violet_Crumble Jul 2020 #63
They are trying to anger you into getting jury hides. Gore1FL Jul 2020 #109
Your post implied it, and more than one person got that message. ehrnst Jul 2020 #157
So you will predicate your support of Biden in November on posts here on DU ehrnst Jul 2020 #156
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Skittles Jul 2020 #45
Just another hit piece on Bernie to divide us by SORE WINNERS! JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #47
I'm not surprised you pretend its a ht piece. LanternWaste Jul 2020 #99
How so? Should all negative news about Bernie remain secret? NurseJackie Jul 2020 #125
"Divide us" how? And who is a "sore winner?" ehrnst Jul 2020 #155
What I do not get is why not simply tell her cstanleytech Jul 2020 #51
There are no other positions in a campaign that has ended MichMan Jul 2020 #105
True but what about transitioning everyone over to support Biden? Surely that was possible. cstanleytech Jul 2020 #111
Just wow.. Cha Jul 2020 #52
Best of Healing Luck to you, Susi Shannon.. from your link.. Cha Jul 2020 #55
More from the article.. Cha Jul 2020 #56
"campaign that championed workers' rights ignored her complaints of harassment and discrimination." betsuni Jul 2020 #60
These are all very astute and accurate observations. Also legitimate questions... NurseJackie Jul 2020 #77
When I read the article last night the first thing that came to mind was that meeting in Jan 2020... George II Jul 2020 #87
I lol'd KG Jul 2020 #68
Typical, bro. MrsCoffee Jul 2020 #103
so recovery from surgery whistler162 Jul 2020 #74
I need more info Betty88 Jul 2020 #84
Same as it ever was. MrsCoffee Jul 2020 #86
The real sad part is that this happens to tens of thousands of workers every year. KWR65 Jul 2020 #91
Medicare-for-all wouldn't have changed this. This is a situation where an employee.... George II Jul 2020 #93
I said that we need worker protections also. KWR65 Jul 2020 #95
And I said we do have worker protections. Just about every state has the equivalent of.... George II Jul 2020 #96
We have laws that protected her obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #115
Regardless of the health care issue, she would have been fired from her job... Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #132
Literally zero to do with her healthcare and cost of her procedure obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #114
But this is a worker employed by Bernie Sanders, the self-declared friend of labor. ehrnst Jul 2020 #165
Terrible mcar Jul 2020 #92
First off Catch2.2 Jul 2020 #104
lol obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #117
Laugh all you want Catch2.2 Jul 2020 #127
I get it so much more than you ever can obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #131
If you'd like to have a debate with people Catch2.2 Jul 2020 #180
So, if a news story report something not flattering to Bernie's campaign, it should not ehrnst Jul 2020 #154
So Sanders personally fired her? Was the campaign's state director the one that did it under order LiberalArkie Jul 2020 #106
Sanders' operations keep having labor and workers' rights Hortensis Jul 2020 #225
How long do campaigns typically employ their staff after the candidate loses ? MichMan Jul 2020 #107
Days. Voltaire2 Jul 2020 #112
Many dismiss their staffers within days but keep a few for a while to clean up the loose ends.... George II Jul 2020 #120
This was in September of last year. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2020 #166
I hope Susi Shannon WINS! Cha Jul 2020 #119
... Scurrilous Jul 2020 #128
.. Cha Jul 2020 #130
🌹👍 NurseJackie Jul 2020 #136
Indeed, access to health care and labor rights were a centerpiece of his campaign. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2020 #138
Yet another attempted NDA by the campaign? ehrnst Jul 2020 #185
I'll just take a stab here... this thread has been infiltrated by russian trolls. truthisfreedom Jul 2020 #223
If there are Russian trolls here Steelrolled Jul 2020 #226
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