Capitalism. The people with the money aren't the people working. They don't care that much about the people working. The people working haven't organized enough for their demands to be met. There's always plenty of scabs willing to lick the boots for a few pennies more.
because the US does not give a shit about the people who live and work in the US.
That’s a bingo!
Not quite, a lot of money was allocated for "Hero Bonuses".
The problem came when the hospitals were put in charge of that money, most of them tried to disappear it until the government said either pay your employees, or you will be paying it back with interest.
In my experience, they decided that if you called in at all in 2020, that disqualified you from the bonus. Keep in mind this was the same hospital that was hoarding PPE, and wouldn't provide it until patients tested positive. Then as an ultimate fuck you to the nurses that actually worked the COVID units, they gave every employee in the system a bonus, whether or not they were furloughed at the time.
And they wonder why so many nurses quit...
Because that would cost money. Which would
A. Cost the private healthcare company more money.
B. Set a precedent that during a crisis they should be paid more.
Neither of which a business wants.
We stood outside our house and clapped for them every Thursday! Wasn’t that good enough!?
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If you’re in the US it’s because the healthcare system is broken. Every time a small change is made to reduce costs or improve service, capitalism figures out a way to keep funneling the same amount or more uphill at the expense of the workers and the patients.
They should be getting hazard pay every damn day of the year. Directly taxed from the boards ridiculous compensation packages, with a penalty tax for every attempt at evading 😎
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