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Random Boomer

(4,423 posts)
9. Count me skeptical
Thu Jul 2, 2026, 11:22 AM
16 hrs ago

This comes at the same time that Medicaid is being cut, which means these companies will simply switch to workers who are newly abandoned by the government systems. It puts more pressure on employees than it does on businesses.

There is no logical tie between medical benefits and employment. All this policy does is reinforce the message that it's an employer's responsibility to maintain employee health, as opposed to a government's responsibility to ensure all its people have affordable access to healthcare regardless of employment status.

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Great idea! SamuelAdams 18 hrs ago #1
Hell popsdenver 16 hrs ago #10
Socialism for the rich, bloodthirsty capitalism for the rest of us. Fil1957 16 hrs ago #11
Yup popsdenver 16 hrs ago #14
Watch these companies fire employees who are on Medicaid. enough 18 hrs ago #2
Maybe, maybe not Bob_in_VA 17 hrs ago #3
For the smaller companies, this provides karynnj 9 hrs ago #22
Walmart would't have any employees left the_liberal_grandpa 17 hrs ago #6
What? They didn't need them to begin with? paleotn 16 hrs ago #15
I'm thinking of Walmart & McDonald's RainCaster 17 hrs ago #4
At the $725 annual rate that comes to $0.69 per hour for a worker working 20 hrs per week. Jacson6 17 hrs ago #5
Finally! drmeow 17 hrs ago #7
Excellent! mcar 17 hrs ago #8
Count me skeptical Random Boomer 16 hrs ago #9
The capitalistic system is a massive failure benefitting only the wealthy and powerful Stargazer99 16 hrs ago #12
Good luck finding them NJCher 15 hrs ago #16
Me Too, But modrepub 13 hrs ago #21
Will they be able to pass this cost on to their workers? Another payroll deduction? Alice B. 16 hrs ago #13
Many workers already have a health insurance deduction BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #17
Why start at 50 workers on Medicaid? maxsolomon 15 hrs ago #18
I don't think they want to hit the food truck and vendor cart level of businesses BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #19
Gideon Lukens is off, here. intheflow 14 hrs ago #20
He's implying that people who aren't low income choie 3 hrs ago #27
If you have a job bcbink 8 hrs ago #23
Good idea Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 7 hrs ago #24
Good idea, but the cost per employee Luciferous 4 hrs ago #25
Interesting BlueWaveNeverEnd 3 hrs ago #26
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