We all knew it was coming. If you’re on the ACA Medicaid extension or Medicaid in general be prepared to have mandatory work hours to get access to a fundamental human right all so rich people can make a few extra bucks.

Land of the free?

  • GooberEar@lemmy.wtf
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    4 days ago

    I somewhat agree, but I bet it’s a bit more complicated than that. Whether rooted in reality or not, part of me thinks that a lot of those 80 million people (if the numbers I saw are accurate) are comprised of children and some quantity of people who can’t or aren’t really mentally competent enough to make rational voting decisions. Feels like it’s hurting the most vulnerable, rather than the people who are literally asking for it.

    Mostly, I’m just a little surprised to hear that the number is so high. If 25% of the population alone is on medicaid, and assuming there’s any where near comparable percentage of people on medicare, it’s hard to understand the argument against universal and/or single payer healthcare systems.