jordanlund@lemmy.worldM to politics @lemmy.world · 4 days agoMike Johnson Insists It's 'Moral' to Throw People Off Medicaidwww.rollingstone.comexternal-linkmessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1493arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1489arrow-down1external-linkMike Johnson Insists It's 'Moral' to Throw People Off Medicaidwww.rollingstone.comjordanlund@lemmy.worldM to politics @lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square58linkfedilinkfile-text
In related news, author Peter David was just kicked off Medicaid according to his GoFundMe… he subsequently died. :( https://aiptcomics.com/2025/05/25/peter-david-dead-at-68/
minus-squaredoingthestuff@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 days agoIs it moral to deny Medicaid to people who earned $5 too much? Because that’s what we’ve been doing forever. The benefit cliff intencentivises people to stay in poverty.
minus-squareShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoIt seems like social programs are just poverty treadmills to keep a certain class of people in a quasi underclass system to be abused.
Is it moral to deny Medicaid to people who earned $5 too much? Because that’s what we’ve been doing forever. The benefit cliff intencentivises people to stay in poverty.
It seems like social programs are just poverty treadmills to keep a certain class of people in a quasi underclass system to be abused.