[no_wizard]

* In progressive (semi socialist?) western countries

Don't forget that asterisk. USA unemployment benefits (even in liberal states, like California) are just truly awful. Losing my job "temporarily" for 2 months would cut my income drastically with no recourse (other than finding other employment), and say goodbye to affordable medical care (COBRA costs are outrageous)

This is why we need social safety nets people! I pay 47% of my income to the government and I am 100% fine with raising taxes to pay for Medicare For All and a real social safety net.

[curiousllama]

Where do you live that has a 47% effective tax rate? Maybe if you make $1M in San Francisco and have a bad accountant, but short of that...

[no_wizard]

I think this misses the forest for the trees to the overall point I’m making: we need better social safety nets, and I for one am okay paying even more for that

[thorwasdfasdf]

maybe, if you didnn't pay 47% of your income to the government, you'd have savings.

[no_wizard]

I have savings, wasn’t my point, my point was that a lot of people aren’t as fortunate and choosing between having money to live (like basic needs live) and doing the right thing in a scenario like this shouldn’t be dependent on an employer per se