This is the US health system

[aTUfan]

Because companies like Walmart exist and use Medicaid as a backstop so they can excuse paying their employees peanuts and not actually providing them health insurance.

65% of the people on Medicaid have jobs.

Walmart and McDonald's are among top employers of Medicaid and food stamp beneficiaries, report says

Walmart and McDonald's are among the top employers of beneficiaries of Medicaid and food stamps, according to a GAO study commissioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders.

www.cnbc.com

So, we can take away Medicaid and a bunch of people can lose the little access to medical care that they have and places like Walmart will need to make a decision to pony up to pay for health insurance which will result in inflation of prices or to employ a bunch of cronically unhealthy people.

Companies pay taxes for gov Medicaid. eliminate Medicaid, then Companies can direct that money into Company sposered

 

[watu05]

Companies pay taxes for gov Medicaid. eliminate Medicaid, then Companies can direct that money into Company sposered

Federal support for Medicaid is paid for out of general revenues, not specifically by companies.

 

[lawpoke87]

Because companies like Walmart exist and use Medicaid as a backstop so they can excuse paying their employees peanuts and not actually providing them health insurance.

65% of the people on Medicaid have jobs.

Walmart and McDonald's are among top employers of Medicaid and food stamp beneficiaries, report says

Walmart and McDonald's are among the top employers of beneficiaries of Medicaid and food stamps, according to a GAO study commissioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders.

www.cnbc.com

So, we can take away Medicaid and a bunch of people can lose the little access to medical care that they have and places like Walmart will need to make a decision to pony up to pay for health insurance which will result in inflation of prices or to employ a bunch of cronically unhealthy people.

Have we proposed taking Medicaid away from people who are working ? ….and F Walmart

 

[aTUfan]

Federal support for Medicaid is paid for out of general revenues, not specifically by companies.

lets addresd the root cause for people being Dependant on the gov? Lack of skills for the better job

 

[astonmartin708]

lets addresd the root cause for people being Dependant on the gov? Lack of skills for the better job

Somebody still has to stock shelves… even in they can do calculus.

 

[aTUfan]

Somebody still has to stock shelves… even in they can do calculus.

absolutely! That's an entry level job. I did that while I was in College.

 

[astonmartin708]

absolutely! That's an entry level job. I did that while I was in College.

Walmart and McDonald’s can’t employ purely college / high school students. If they could they would.

Someone has to be there during the daytime. Secondly… some people will only ever be mentally or emotionally qualified to stock shelves or flip burgers. They will never move beyond being worker ants…. That doesn’t mean we should let them all get sick and die.

 

[aTUfan]

Walmart and McDonald’s can’t employ purely college / high school students. If they could they would.

Someone has to be there during the daytime. Secondly… some people will only ever be mentally or emotionally qualified to stock shelves or flip burgers. They will never move beyond being worker ants…. That doesn’t mean we should let them all get sick and die.

so I have to pay for HI for these unmotivated people. You want benefits, take the initiative to better yourself