Baseline assumptions (brilliantly concise phrasing borrowed from two of you): contempt, callous assholes, white hot...
Baseline assumptions (brilliantly concise phrasing borrowed from two of you): contempt, callous assholes, white hot rage.
Key info: Led by Pence's team from Indiana that was imported en masse into this administration.
tl;dr #1
There is no research of which I am aware that proves causation that working makes you healthier. There is, in fact, at least one recent study that suggests otherwise, but it is smart enough not to claim any attempts at causation.
tl;dr #2
A paraphrase:
"Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?"
"If they would rather die," said Scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population."
A few highlights of this potential public health disaster that will visit itself primarily upon people of color and women -
"community engagement activities"
Yeah, sorry. This is very clearly not the New Deal and the WPA, PWA, or CCC. I'm particularly loving the "volunteer activities" and "caregiving", yet to be defined. So, slavery? Especially for women? Because women are overwhelmingly the caregivers in this model society of ours. I'm just waiting for the "voluntary" picking up of garbage on our streets, teaching of children (after you are voluntarily re-trained and certified at your expense), etc.
"soft bigotry"
Nice one. I mean, doubleplusgood one. Because that's terrible, having those low expectations of women, especially with children, and people of color. This requirement will absolutely address every single one of the socio-economic ills that have put them in a position of needing to be on medicaid in the first place. Yup. Wipe 'em right out.
P.S. I'm sure they are also against hard bigotry, like red-lining and kicking troublesome little poc kids out of pre-school, etc.
Lastly, I'm gonna lump Mr. Brian Neale's comments together, because, wow, dude. FYI, he's a lawyer and finance guy from Pence's Indiana crew.
“Productive work and community engagement may improve health outcomes,”
“For example, higher earnings are positively correlated with longer lifespan.”
... researchers have found “strong evidence that unemployment is generally harmful to health,” while employment tends to improve “general mental health.”
I saved the comments on wages for this section because "higher earnings" is priceless. Any research suggesting higher incomes are associated with better health care outcomes are NOT talking about people earning minimum wage at three different part time jobs. Hell, they aren't talking about working two full time minimum wage jobs. Bless their weasely, deceptive, lying little hearts.
Oh, I'm pretty sure it's ok if I infer that the potential health risks associated with all those wonderful jobs they list are not ever indicated to have adverse health outcomes. Not to mention the jobs they don't list but would probably be happy to include. And that depression thing? That is not how you interpret statistics. Assuming you're even referencing something that was well designed in the first place to find the outcome you are claiming.
Lastly, I'd just like to point out that the smart white guy is completely ignoring all the stats about higher earning and longer lifespan that mostly (or only) apply to white people. Yeah. Stuff your 17th century ideas about work and health, please. K thx.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/us/politics/medicaid-work-requirements.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/us/politics/medicaid-work-requirements.html
Key info: Led by Pence's team from Indiana that was imported en masse into this administration.
tl;dr #1
There is no research of which I am aware that proves causation that working makes you healthier. There is, in fact, at least one recent study that suggests otherwise, but it is smart enough not to claim any attempts at causation.
tl;dr #2
A paraphrase:
"Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?"
"If they would rather die," said Scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population."
A few highlights of this potential public health disaster that will visit itself primarily upon people of color and women -
"community engagement activities"
Yeah, sorry. This is very clearly not the New Deal and the WPA, PWA, or CCC. I'm particularly loving the "volunteer activities" and "caregiving", yet to be defined. So, slavery? Especially for women? Because women are overwhelmingly the caregivers in this model society of ours. I'm just waiting for the "voluntary" picking up of garbage on our streets, teaching of children (after you are voluntarily re-trained and certified at your expense), etc.
"soft bigotry"
Nice one. I mean, doubleplusgood one. Because that's terrible, having those low expectations of women, especially with children, and people of color. This requirement will absolutely address every single one of the socio-economic ills that have put them in a position of needing to be on medicaid in the first place. Yup. Wipe 'em right out.
P.S. I'm sure they are also against hard bigotry, like red-lining and kicking troublesome little poc kids out of pre-school, etc.
Lastly, I'm gonna lump Mr. Brian Neale's comments together, because, wow, dude. FYI, he's a lawyer and finance guy from Pence's Indiana crew.
“Productive work and community engagement may improve health outcomes,”
“For example, higher earnings are positively correlated with longer lifespan.”
... researchers have found “strong evidence that unemployment is generally harmful to health,” while employment tends to improve “general mental health.”
I saved the comments on wages for this section because "higher earnings" is priceless. Any research suggesting higher incomes are associated with better health care outcomes are NOT talking about people earning minimum wage at three different part time jobs. Hell, they aren't talking about working two full time minimum wage jobs. Bless their weasely, deceptive, lying little hearts.
Oh, I'm pretty sure it's ok if I infer that the potential health risks associated with all those wonderful jobs they list are not ever indicated to have adverse health outcomes. Not to mention the jobs they don't list but would probably be happy to include. And that depression thing? That is not how you interpret statistics. Assuming you're even referencing something that was well designed in the first place to find the outcome you are claiming.
Lastly, I'd just like to point out that the smart white guy is completely ignoring all the stats about higher earning and longer lifespan that mostly (or only) apply to white people. Yeah. Stuff your 17th century ideas about work and health, please. K thx.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/us/politics/medicaid-work-requirements.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/us/politics/medicaid-work-requirements.html
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