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NJCher

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16. Good luck finding them

Reply to Random Boomer (Reply #9)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 12:19 PM

15 hrs ago

I can see the employment ad now: "To qualify for this job, you must be recently abandoned by government systems."

Not gonna' happen in NJ. People here are a lot savvier than that.

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New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow [View all] BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago OP

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 14 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 15 hrs ago #19

Gideon Lukens is off, here. intheflow 14 hrs ago #20

He's implying that people who aren't low income choie 4 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 4 hrs ago #26