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.”

  • Angry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    Yes I agree it is immoral and detestable and was also the softest option for the day. No other contemporary culture had any protection for indentured servants, yet the Bible demands it at the threat of community judgment against the harsh and cruel masters. And the children of indentured servants were free citizens.

    Compared to today it was still brutal and inumane, but was the MOST humane option for literally 3000 years. It’s just not progressive compared to today’s values.

    And today’s values won’t seem very progressive to progressive humans in 3000 years either, something you are probably incapable of understanding.