“Return the dignity of work to young men who need to be at work instead of playing video games all day.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson defended Republican efforts to attach work requirements to Medicaid, suggesting that young American men are wasting their lives “playing video games all day” instead of working.

Johnson’s remarks came as House Republicans pushed forward a budget framework that would help finance President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, with plans to slash federal spending by trillions. GOP leaders are eyeing $880 billion in reductions to Medicaid, a move critics warn could gut health coverage for millions of low-income Americans.

  • Saledovil@sh.itjust.works
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    11 days ago

    This “people should work harder” point is always made by people who haven’t done a honest day’s work in decades.

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      11 days ago

      Seriously, what does Mike Johnson do? Sit around in rooms exchanging shitty ideas with out of touch, untouchable millionaires?

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        11 days ago

        He has an app on his adult son’s phone to track his porn viewing habits. He’s a creep that has no ground to stand on to criticize others.