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Trader Joe's, caramel macchiato, gratitude, and 7 other things worth your time

There’s a proposal right now in Congress to give up a $25,000 bonus to “essential workers” like doctors, nurses, grocery store clerks, truck drivers, and janitors.

This is a lot of money all together, but then again, we’re spending trillions already, so I’ll be curious to see if any real opposition arises.

It’s being dubbed a “Heroes’ Fund,” and I think there’s something very interesting about that word (“heroes,” not “fund”).

Let me try to explain by example. We’ll start with Karleigh Frisbie Brogan, who works at a Trader Joe’s in Portland, Oregon, and who wrote an article for The Atlantic recently:

Working in a grocery store has earned me and my co-workers a temporary status. After years of being overlooked …I’m grateful to be acknowledged ...

But I have a problem with all this hero talk.

Next, meet K.P. Mendoza, a nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, who is among those protesting and suing the government over a lack of personal protective equipment.

Here’s Mendoza’s quote to Bus…