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Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours ago

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

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

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To justify Medicaid cuts, House Speaker Mike Johnson says the healthcare program leads to "able-bodied young men" playing videogames instead of working.
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    Free healthcare?

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    Is this Free Healthcare in the room with us now, you miserable ghoul?

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    Lmfao what free healthcare?

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    What free healthcare?

    Young men have to jump through the most hoops to get state level health insurance.

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    The problem is not this bloke. The problem is the people that voted for him.

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    working where exactly? working on a farm that will pay you minimum wage, if that? oh OH I know working in the tech sector where it’s now and has been for the past couple years an absolute nightmare to find a job in.

    There are NO jobs out there that will pay for the current cost of living and the ones that COULD aren’t hiring, and if anything, are laying people off. And yeah, these unemployed young men are TOTALLY playing videogames that now cost $80 a pop paid via a job they don’t have.

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      U ok?

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        Are you?

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        I’m fine, are you?

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        He is.

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    Yes, that’s why they’re at home all day, and ignoring all the well paid jobs out there with free healthcare that I’m sure they’d get if they just went door to door with a résumé like these ghouls pretend they did in the 1950s.

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    Oh god they’ve been shitting on video games since pinball. Get some new lines bro

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    What free healthcare?

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    Does he realize these unemployed, dirty gamers who complain but don’t do anything productive tend to lean conservative?

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    says some rich asshole who probably hasn’t done real work a day in his life, likely living off dividends and bribe money

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      And the healthcare Congress provides.

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    How’s your son’s dick today, Mike Johnson? You have the app that tells you, so if you wouldn’t mind…

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      Looks like I’m unaware of something horrible. . ?

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        You’re happier not knowing, delete your account before since sicko comes by to gleefully explain this one.

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    All jobs are service industry now unless you’re somebody’s kid or relative. Things changed bigly over the last 20 years.

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    Translated: Adults 18 to 25 are using there parents healthcare and are not paying for the crappiest healthcare being offered at their first jobs.

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    He has no idea what the medicare requirements are, does he?

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      His job is to spread lies and fear, so no reason for him to say something different, if he would know reality…

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