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The former billionaire, who inherited a coal mining business from his father, presides over a state where 29% of residents are on Medicaid

When Senator Jim Justice of West Virginia was asked about the Senate Republicans' newly released portion of the proposed spending bill that requires parents of children older than 14 to work for Medicaid, he said, "biblically, we are supposed to work."

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[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Awesome. But. It every job gets you healthcare benefits. And not every job pays enough to afford healthcare through ACA. So fuck off.

Edit: should read, “But not every job…”

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm assuming that's a typo, and you don't really think every job has benefits.

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

iOS strikes again.

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