A huge wildfire has burned for weeks in Colorado. Joan McCarter of Daily Kos reports this depressing news: Many of the firefighters do not have health coverage as part of their compensation. They are federal employees, but on a contract basis. McCarter also points out that the firefighters make so little that they cannot afford to purchase insurance. Something is very rotten in . . . the greatest country in the world.
Firefighters without Health Insurance
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A huge wildfire has burned for weeks in Colorado. Joan McCarter of Daily Kos reports this depressing news: Many of the firefighters do not have health coverage as part of their compensation. They are federal employees, but on a contract basis. McCarter also points out that the firefighters make so little that they cannot afford to purchase insurance. Something is very rotten in . . . the greatest country in the world.