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Stormy_Anus t1_j5ort21 wrote

This source isn’t unbiased.

Why should public servants, who already have a guaranteed annuity, be entitled to superior healthcare than the rest of Americans. Medicare exists - there’s no reason retired public union members should have Cadillac all expenses paid healthcare plans

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[deleted] t1_j5pns3l wrote

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retiredfromfire t1_j5tcu6d wrote

Hey! Someone that gets it.

I worked public sector for 35 years. When I began my career my friends pitied me because my pay was so low. During the go-go days of the 90's when my friends were all making 3 times what I was I had to wonder about my choice to be a public servant. I stayed at it and now because of republicans destroying our economy I am envied because of my retirement. I didnt spend over three decades kneeling in piss soaked carpets to help old people to now be told Im somehow greedy. The OP is out of touch

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jay5627 t1_j5pgsfr wrote

If that's what was agreed to when the took the job, the city shouldn't be able to take that away

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thesarcasticvoltage t1_j5prnib wrote

Then there is a contract right? Because benefits change all the time in private companies.

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a87k t1_j5q5c3x wrote

Difference is that when you’re Union in NYC the city can only do this in collective bargaining. The city did not do this, rather they just announced that all retirees would be going into Medicare part C

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drpvn t1_j5owu3t wrote

I suppose pushing everyone onto Medicare would be the opposite of privatizing healthcare.

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DrogDrill OP t1_j5os7gs wrote

They shouldn't have better healthcare than others. everyone needs high-quality healthcare. But drawing the line here is part of the fight to get that basic social right that every working person deserves.

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Infinite_Carpenter t1_j5q2tj8 wrote

So because not everyone has their health care plan then they don’t deserve it?

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retiredfromfire t1_j5tczzd wrote

Its a race to the bottom as republicans continue to marginalize the working class

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