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0532, 21 Feb 19

Work is Good

Yes it is. And Rep. Brandtjen wonders why Governor Evers is against it.

It didn’t take long after Tony Evers was elected governor to signal that he may remove the work requirements for able-bodied, childless adults receiving Medicaid benefits.

This is an inexcusably horrendous idea. What’s wrong with requiring able-bodied people to work for taxpayer- provided benefits? Work is good. People are much happier when they feel a sense of purpose. Why in the world would Tony Evers want to remove incentives to work? It’s almost criminal. Work determines who we are and who we become, it’s our identity; our contribution to ourselves and the greater community. Work should be encouraged because it’s healthy. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reports that being employed reduces a wide variety of health risks including stress, heart disease and stroke.

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Why wasn’t this issue brought up during the campaign? It’s simple; no one supports encouraging people to fail. This is just another example of the soft bigotry of low expectations. If Tony Evers can justify this position I’d love to hear his rationale.

It seems to me Democrats simply do not value work, jobs or anything else that might make their voters freefrom the economic chains of government programs. It certainly would explain their vehement opposition to the Foxconn project, which would bring thousands of jobs to Wisconsin. Where am I wrong?

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0532, 21 February 2019

3 Comments

  1. Kevin Scheunemann

    Not surprised.

    Democrats do what liberals do…take from achievers and give to those who refuse to pull their own weight.

  2. steveegg

    I can answer why Evers is against work in one word – dependency.

    The tl:dr version – those who don’t work are far more likely to become dependent on government, and late efforts from the GOP notwithstanding, the Democrats are the Party of Government.

  3. Merlin

    You ain’t wrong!

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