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[The Guardian] A house in the country: how the pandemic exposes 'secret money'

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A house in the country: how the pandemic exposes 'secret money'

I am among the lucky few with a place to stay outside New York City. My privilege is a reminder of a skewed society
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* See all our coronavirus coverageThere’s been plenty of conversation about all the ways this pandemic has laid bare the brokenness of our systems: 27.5 million Americans without health insurance, the massive gaps in public health and healthcare funding, the two in five of us who couldn’t come up with $400 in an emergency.To many of us, none of this feels shocking – we’ve been grappling with the depth and breadth of America’s systemic failures for years. My husband and I are some of those people without health insurance. Our family just moved into a new apartment contingent on my husband’s new job but it is non-essential and can’t be done from home, so he’s not working. His paid time off is set to run out soon. Continue reading...
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