Voters approved sick leave mandate by 58%, but lawmakers are caving to lobbying by the state’s chamber of commerce
Being sick is a costly business for Bill Thompson, who worked in the fast-food industry in Independence, Missouri, for more than 30 years, and recently worked at Guitar Center until early July, when he was laid off as.
“As an older worker, I have health issues from working on my feet and with my hands for many years with no breaks for eight to 10 hours a day. I have done it for 38 years now, living paycheck to paycheck,” 54-year-old Thompson said, noting in Missouri, workers are not mandated breaks of any kind during work.
So when Republicans in Missouri repealed a paid sick leave mandate that the state’s voters approved by 58% after an aggressive lobbying campaign by the Missouri chamber of commerce and industry and other business industry groups, he said, “It was a literal gut punch.”
Oh boy. A typo on a discussion forum. Get over it.
The irony is you fucking up your grammar while complaining about grammar fuck-ups. There is nothing for me to get over. I just thought it was funny.
I blame it on the editor. What, you don’t have one? Neither does the paper, apparently.
The real answer is it’s a quote. It may be an inaccurate quote, but it’s still a quote. And people used to expect better from professionals, even professional lawmakers, like the ones in this story.