Of course when you lose your job, whether suddenly or not, money is a big issue. Just ask anyone who has a family, small children, braces, tuition, mortgage and car payments, etc. Everyone needs medical coverage since one catastrophic claim can wipe a person out, but how can anyone afford COBRA? Taxes are drained from paychecks, income tax returns drain even more. By the time most younger folks get to retirement age, all the money they’ve contributed towards social security will be gone. Why not give something back to the people who really need it. And stop focusing on helping only the rich. It’s us lower paid folks who need the help. How’s about it?
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