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[–] 105 points 2 months ago* (7 children)

First and foremost this would be a HUGE boon for small businesses. They are currently hugely outclassed in offering benefits which hampers hiring. It's also significantly more costly per employee for them.

Second, huge boon for employees who can change jobs left and right regardless of life circumstances. Currently the best way to improve your wages and/or get promoted to a bigger position is to get a job at a new company.

Third, huge boon for entrepreneurs who can now take bigger risks to start a new business because regardless of what happens, they don't have to worry about losing their healthcare

All of these things will have long term knock-on effects of leveling the opportunities for non wealthy people as well.

I'll say it for the millionth time. Every single stance the GOP takes is bad for small businesses, bad for the economy, bad for the country.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago

    Very well said. My old man can attest to the struggle of running a small-business with a couple employees while managing the overhead of health insurance both for himself, and them.

    This is honestly how Democrats should be pushing it: We're Pro Small-Business. (1) Entrepreneurship, (2) Innovation, (3) True competition, (4) Keeping money within communities... I could go on.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Don't forget, the Democrats have never put universal healthcare on their agenda and they've rigged multiple primaries in order to prevent candidates who would put it on the agenda from winning.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    thats because thats thier only carrot(single issue that convinces people to vote for them), they would lose that power overnight). thats why they always tease public heatlcare for all, and conspire with the republicans to derail those plans.

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