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synni

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7. People in California would work in California

Reply to doc03 (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 04:11 PM

Jul 2025

People in the Midwest would work in the Midwest.

That's not the problem here.

The problem is that people applying for disability are on Medicaid CANNOT work, yet they'll be expected to.

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Trump's agriculture head expects '34M able-bodied on Medicaid' to do farm work [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 OP

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says that "able bodied" Medicaid recipients will replace the farmworkers LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 #1

How does someone on Medicaid in Ohio pick doc03 Jul 2025 #2

Concentration camps obamanut2012 Jul 2025 #3

Right. Build private prisons near farming communities. Send prisoners there GoodRaisin Jul 2025 #11

They become migrant farmworkers with no homes to return to -- like Dust Bowl Okies Hekate Jul 2025 #5

People in California would work in California synni Jul 2025 #7

Oh it very much is a problem that can't be dismissed newdeal2 Jul 2025 #8

I think they are going after non-disabled single adults under 65 with no dependents. valleyrogue Jul 2025 #14

Good luck with that. Will they compete with Kennedy to get people with depression and adhd hell Iris Jul 2025 #4

Damn them to well never mind 🤬 Where does she get those figures? Does it include infants? Hekate Jul 2025 #6

there are only TWO million farm workers TOTAL. WarGamer Jul 2025 #9

That woman behind her looks like Sarah Huckabee Sanders ? Hekate Jul 2025 #10

I'm already DOING "farm work" at my own house!! Won't be doing it elsewhere, sorry. Jack Valentino Jul 2025 #12

LOL!!!!!!! valleyrogue Jul 2025 #13

Your mon and dad to the fields first. Show us how it's done, set an example. nt Hotler Jul 2025 #15

Maddow Blog-Agriculture secretary suggests Medicaid recipients can replace immigrants as farmworkers LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 #16