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William Seger

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8. "Dear unemployed coal miner with opiod addiction: Screw you. Get a job."

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Fri Jan 12, 2018, 02:05 PM

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Trump admin approves work requirements for Kentucky Medicaid recipients [View all] highplainsdem Jan 2018 OP

They wanna kill recipients. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #1

But what if there are no jobs? kimbutgar Jan 2018 #2

slavery, they will require them to work for no pay SummerSnow Jan 2018 #5

Nah. Slavery would be if they had no choice. Let's not diminish Hortensis Jan 2018 #22

Pretty close to the truth Blackjackdavey Jan 2018 #36

Well I suppose this means fewer Trump voters titaniumsalute Jan 2018 #3

I don't know about that, necessarily. Gore1FL Jan 2018 #6

They won't know the difference. They will be told it's Obama's fault or some nonsense and will RKP5637 Jan 2018 #27

Bleed the poor... withoutapaddle Jan 2018 #4

They are calling it community engagement, so it is Not necessarily work Farmer-Rick Jan 2018 #29

and I suspect that a lot of these people are unable to work...what happens then? SWBTATTReg Jan 2018 #7

Nope. PA is one of those states. :-( CozyMystery Jan 2018 #30

"Dear unemployed coal miner with opiod addiction: Screw you. Get a job." William Seger Jan 2018 #8

And signed: "The people you voted for." Aristus Jan 2018 #16

Probably, it's more like go die and get out of our GOP regime's way. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2018 #28

This isn't going to save money. It will cost Phoenix61 Jan 2018 #9

The article does not even mention the 2 year waiting period for a disability hearing standingtall Jan 2018 #10

Avg. waiting time in Missouri is 3 years... SWBTATTReg Jan 2018 #35

ACLU?????? bluestarone Jan 2018 #11

What if the recipient can't work? lark Jan 2018 #12

It does say 'able-bodied without dependents' ... the rest though ... yeah ... mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #13

Figures Bayard Jan 2018 #14

Lawsuits will fly Corgigal Jan 2018 #15

Kentucky was one of the shithole (red) states being pulled into the light of day Scalded Nun Jan 2018 #17

PA applied for a waiver, too, and CozyMystery Jan 2018 #18

Strange. I'm glad he still gets Cha Jan 2018 #19

I thought PA had a democratic governor standingtall Jan 2018 #20

Corbett and the R-controlled legislature DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #21

We did get that letter, DeminPennswoods. CozyMystery Jan 2018 #23

Don't know if your state rep or senator is R or D DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #24

Yes, I know -- CozyMystery Jan 2018 #25

KY is not the 1st state..It's just that Trump admin don't approve of science or math Farmer-Rick Jan 2018 #33

We were kicked off PA Medicaid too hexola Jan 2018 #34

That was fast!! of course--hitting on the poor is a priority for Trump Admin! riversedge Jan 2018 #26

I am pretty sure Florida has this now for their SNAP program. dewsgirl Jan 2018 #31

Maybe he can get all of them the coal mining jobs he's bringing back. mac56 Jan 2018 #32