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23. If you have a job

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 07:13 PM

14 hrs ago

If you have a job and still qualify for public assistance your employer should be questioned. It should be that simple.

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

Great idea! SamuelAdams 23 hrs ago #1

Hell popsdenver 21 hrs ago #10

Socialism for the rich, bloodthirsty capitalism for the rest of us. Fil1957 21 hrs ago #11

Yup popsdenver 21 hrs ago #14

Watch these companies fire employees who are on Medicaid. enough 23 hrs ago #2

Maybe, maybe not Bob_in_VA 23 hrs ago #3

For the smaller companies, this provides karynnj 15 hrs ago #22

Walmart would't have any employees left the_liberal_grandpa 22 hrs ago #6

What? They didn't need them to begin with? paleotn 21 hrs ago #15

I'm thinking of Walmart & McDonald's RainCaster 23 hrs ago #4

Finally! drmeow 22 hrs ago #7

Excellent! mcar 22 hrs ago #8

Count me skeptical Random Boomer 22 hrs ago #9

Good luck finding them NJCher 21 hrs ago #16

Me Too, But modrepub 19 hrs ago #21

Many workers already have a health insurance deduction BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #17

Why start at 50 workers on Medicaid? maxsolomon 20 hrs ago #18

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

He's implying that people who aren't low income choie 9 hrs ago #27

If you have a job bcbink 14 hrs ago #23

Good idea Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 12 hrs ago #24

Good idea, but the cost per employee Luciferous 9 hrs ago #25

Interesting BlueWaveNeverEnd 9 hrs ago #26