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It's true in many ways, but balls aren't needed lol. The controlling systems (like maga that the voters elected) use propaganda against minorities for problems they did not cause to stir fear and tribalism. They keep people afraid, or unable, to take one day off, a Monday or Friday for a long weekend maybe. 23% don't have paid sick time to use for a day, maybe use vacation if they have it and ask early enough. True it's not like the fear of wars like in so many places today still, tragically. They are all caused by the controlling systems, for supernatural reasons, greed, punching down or all those.
Workers in other countries have those benefits and healthcare not bound to employers. Other countries have abusive working conditions and other life stress, that is another tragedy. Some states with enough Democrat majority, passed paid sick and family leave, school meals for all and other things that help working people. Those benefits could be national with enough Dem majority, AND for long enough to pass the changes, that people notice in their lives, like happened with ACA eventually, while maga attempts to sabotage it.
I'm afraid enough people get the "good benefits" so they wrongly think everyone can and don't want it for all, and they are team maga. It is part of the founding lore of usa, land of the free, do it all on their own with bare hands, self-made, etc. As if many people in other lands didn't work hard from meager start and do well. It's all been done before, not special, it's the indoctrination. Let's do better, unite to solve the global climate refugee crisis, and keep human health as the top goal! Be excellent to each other!