Fundraisers for Sick Restaurant Employees Represent the Failure of American Health Care

It’s become increasingly common to find people raising money for health care on crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe. Between 2011 and 2014, crowdfunding sites went from generating $873 million to $9.5 billion dollars, according to a Mother Jones article about crowdfunding health care. There aren’t statistics on how much of this revenue comes from health-related campaigns, but a brief search of the sites will show that even if many never get funded, there are a lot of sick people who need money to pay for medical costs, to take time off of work, and to cover other expenses. Restaurants in particular have figured out how to energize their communities around workers in need.

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