You know what’s confusing to me about the Medicaid cuts? All the dissenters who want Medicaid cut says hey go get a job so you can get healthcare, but when you get on forums like Glassdoor people are complaining about layoffs and being unable to find employment for months on end. At what point do we look at the direction the United States is going and see that this current system is unsustainable for the middle/lower class? Is it really not that bad and I’m just being dramatic?

We’re definitely on our last legs as a nation. People want to ignore it but it will affect everyone at some point

There is no reason in this society that we shouldn’t have universal healthcare. If you really research it, we would all save $ in the end. We’re already subsidizing those who can’t afford it with our premium costs. If the insurance companies didn’t have so much power, we would all be better off and healthier.

So… I was laid-off and because of that I lost my Medicaid, which was a Ticket to Work type program in my state, due to my disability despite having ability to be minimally employed. My unemployment counts against me (as if I won it like a lottery or a lawsuit settlement) so it disqualifies me for needy-based Medicaid as well.

We have a Medicaid Program here in Michigan called Medicaid Expansion Program and it's for low-income residents. Our Governor, before our current Governor, signed a bill and it passed.

If you're not scamming Medicaid or Social Security, then your benefits won't be cut. You're half being dramatic and half onto something though.

There have always been layoffs, and there have always been people who had trouble finding jobs. Unemployment and the labor participation rate aren't bad. When people talk about not being able to find a job, sometimes, you have to dig into that a little. Can they REALLY not find a job, or can they not find the job that they want because there are plenty of jobs being filled. Anyone who's employed can see new hires showing up.

On the other hand, things are becoming very expensive in the big cities, so it's getting to a point where anyone who's not making above average money or splitting the cost with someone else has to live on the outskirts, live in the less desirable parts of town or leave the city. I'm not sure how to deal with this. I don't think that pumping more government welfare into the system will work, but we'll see what happens if that communist in New York City becomes their Mayor. I think that a big part of the issue is that it's become so easy to invest in real estate that so many people are doing it and driving up the prices. They're buying, second, third and fourth properties to rent them out, and that's driving up the prices for everyone else to just buy one house to live in, and those high purchase prices lead to high rent prices.

Did you save any money while you were employed? Did you sign up for COBRA continuation coverage after you left your job? That usually gives you the ability to pay for 6-18 months of the same coverage that you had at your job, but you must have money saved to pay the premiums. Did you try signing up for a private/marketplace plan? Again, you need money saved to pay the premiums.

Most of the Addiction Counseling jobs I get offered have NO benefits. With Medicaid cuts the patients will have less access to care as well. So no need for me.

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OP: you’re right, it is a generalization for all sort of “x studies”, which includes gender studies, African American Studies, Fine Arts. Liberal arts, social sciences, and a whole bunch of other degrees which are entirely useless in a marketplace.

There is an oversaturation in CS majors, no doubt about it… but, it’s not exactly a surprise: during Covid, we closed borders, nearly stopped processing employment visas, and once H1B and other types of employment visas started expiring, tens of thousands of foreign nationals working in US had to leave. So companies started scrambling and hiring anyone they could get their hands on between 2021-2022. In 2023 borders opened fully once again, and it pretty much crashed the demand for local talent.

As far as AI, IMHO it’s a ruse, as I work in the field so I feel I’m a bit more in the know than most people on the thread, at least if we judge by titles. I could be wrong though, so who knows.

Medicaid is a federally sponsored program, for which we, tax payers, are paying. The original goal was to help those who could attain work due to eligible reasons. Unfortunately, it’s blown out of proportion, and needs to be reined in.

PE2- Dude, you seem very very confused. A person who is eligible for Medicaid gets health insurance, called Medicaid. There is no money changing hands, no check or money, health insurance only.

Furthermore, we don’t have all these unlimited resources for the elderly. I mean Medicaid is often used in conjunction with Medicare. Medicaid is the supplemental insurance, similar to private insurance /NOT CASH! Programs like Meals on Wheels, low-income home energy assistance, prescription drug assistance, low income housing- all gutted and no longer exist. There’s really very little left. This White House even eliminated Adult Protective Services

Women popping out babies is an offensive way to talk about women and again, they do not get thousands of dollars from anyone. You are ill informed, and don’t tell me you know mothers who have gotten money, bc it’s just not true

You need to learn about the social safety networks in America bc you’re basically wrong on every point

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What about the people we allow to come into the country and they aren't held to the same health requirements as American children. What about immunization records, how do you get someone else medical records from a war inflicted country? In some of these countries where people are coming to the United States, they do not even take certain immunizations because of their religion.

Unless people are working, government has no access to tax revenue. Tax revenue pays for Medicare, Medicaid and all the other government programs. I'd prefer people work to support themselves, but finding and keeping a job is a challenge right now. Very concerning times for sure.

Yes, dramatic. there are a bunch of other options out there for people who don't have employer-sponsored healthcare (which includes me) or between jobs. And the people being kicked off 'Medicaid' are mainly those who shouldn't have been on the system, so why were we paying for it?

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Youre Right the Job Market is JARSH TO GET A NEW JOB EVEN THE CRAPPY ONES ! WE NEED universal HealthCare for All without lossing the Quality of the Actual Care which is what happens when you have Universal HealthCare for All you lose the Quality of the care, because Guess What Medical Professionals want to make as much money as possible and that makes sense, but they go to a System that will pay them the most and not a system that offers Universal HealthCare like I think in Sweden ?

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It's really tough to get a great job if you don't have a really good amount of experience with a recent background with a particular skill set and your resume doesn't catch a companies attention and I think even you do, so it's not your imagination, but yet you just have to keep trying and applying and hope and pray for the best outcome. It ain't easy my friend, but thats just how it Is out there when you're trying to get a new or better job. It's hard and and rough and that's exactly what you have to be to survive and succeed in this world, but at the same time you want to think positive, act positive, be positive, and don't lose your perspective on the lighter, happier, relaxing, enjoyable things in life. It's a balancing act. May you find your best path and good luck ! Stay centered and maybe good Karma and may the Lord of the universe step in and provide divine intervention ! Don't give up and you can pull through and even win. All these things are possible, but you gotta be willing to just keep on applying yourself to achieve your goals and make your dreams become a reality even if it takes a lifetime and in reality it may take a lifetime, but I hope you build upon small wins and joys and love and happiness and success along the way ❤️ 😊 and find peace, contentment and satisfaction along the way as well. Love, T