Subj : I'll go there -- Big Beau
To : NIGHTFOX
From : Dumas Walker
Date : Tue Jul 08 2025 09:35 am
> recently, and I think a couple things stuck out. For one thing, it sounds like
> they're trying to reduce abuse of the medicaid system by increasing standards
> (i.e., if you're able to work, they want you to work). Also, there are tax
> cuts and an increase in the maximum standard deduction, which would mean more
> money back to you for most people.
Interesting. Is part of the plan helping the people able to work to find
work that they can make enough to live off of, or at least to give them the
opportunity to look for work?
Not sure now we are post-COVID, etc., but unemployment used to sort of work
that way. It was "your money" because you paid into it, but you did have to
prove you were looking for work (if they asked) in order to keep drawing it.
IMHO, that is a good standard. Keeps it working like the safety net it is
intended to be, and not like a hammock where you can just hang out. OTOH,
telling someone "you are able to work" and just cutting them off because
McDonald's doesn't pay a living wage is not a good standard.
Also not sure I would like to see people get cut off because they can, and
are, working but their employer doesn't provide adequate/any insurance.
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