Young men are 'playing videogames all day' instead of getting jobs because they can mooch off of free healthcare

[Maximum Overkill 1,738]

Why? Videogames, of course.

More specifically, part of the plan is to implement work requirements for Medicaid eligibility—this is currently only a feature of the program in Georgia—and to justify adding this administrative hurdle for patients and states, Republicans are claiming that access to taxpayer-funded healthcare is causing young men to waste all their time playing videogames instead of working.

"No one has talked about cutting one benefit in Medicaid to anyone who's duly owed—what we've talked about is returning work requirements, so, for example, you don't have able-bodied young men on a program that's designed for single mothers and the elderly and disabled. They're draining resources from people,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson last week.

"So if you clean that up and shore it up, you save a lot of money, and you return the dignity of work to young men who need to be out working instead of playing videogames all day."

The picture Johnson paints of Medicaid enrollees stealing from mothers and disabled people so they can sit around playing Call of Duty may be an effective emotional appeal—the call to return "dignity" to American men is a nice touch—but it makes little sense on its face.

In February, healthcare researcher KFF reported that the majority of people who use Medicaid do work. 64% of Medicaid recipients under the age of 65 work full or part-time, according to the organization's analysis, and most of those who are not working have an illness or disability, are caregivers, or are in school.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/young-men-playing-videogames-day-013604874.html

[Cdub100 3,824]

Heath care isn't even in the top 25 of reasons young men aren't working

[Mike Honcho 5,082]

Wow, Mike Johnson said something, with no supporting evidence that paints the picture of lazy, entitled people taking advantage of the Medicaid system...a system that's been a target of the GOP for decades. 
 

I have to say, I'm a bit skeptical of his statements and motives. 

[jbycho 579]

1 hour ago, Cdub100 said:

Heath care isn't even in the top 25 of reasons young men aren't working

They are all trying to figure out their gender. 

[Nomad99 698]

Older Trannies doing the same thing but on fantasy football sites.....

[Hardcore troubadour 14,905]

Middle aged men post here all day because their jobs are meaningless. 

[MDC 7,112]

Mr. Mom here found the time to post all day long while watching his young kids. 

[Nomad99 698]

9 minutes ago, MDC said:

Mr. Mom here found the time to post all day long while watching his young kids. 

At least he's not "WATCHING" young kids like pedocrats. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,905]

22 minutes ago, MDC said:

Mr. Mom here found the time to post all day long while watching his young kids. 

This guy married a single mom. lol. He needed a place to stay.  

[weepaws 3,149]

OP, this has been taking place for a long time.   The government has no desire to correct it, they like homelessness.  It weakens.  

[iam90sbaby 2,472]

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[5-Points 3,385]

6 hours ago, iam90sbaby said:

I have a counter strike knife in my steam inventory that’s worth over 10k and a pair of gloves that are worth 5k

I have my grandfather's K-Bar from WWII. It's priceless. 

My gloves ain't worth sh!t.

 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,905]

21 minutes ago, 5-Points said:

I have my grandfather's K-Bar from WWII. It's priceless. 

My gloves ain't worth sh!t.

 

Nice.