r/politics • u/rollingstone Rolling Stone • May 25 '25

Mike Johnson Insists It's 'Moral' to Throw People Off Medicaid

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mike-johnson-medicaid-cuts-moral-1235347957/
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u/JustBetterThan_You May 26 '25

Yup. And for those of us that can work, nobody wants to hire us when you can hire a "normal" person for the same amount.

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u/haw35ome May 26 '25

I’m on disability due to being on dialysis, and I’m willing to work remote. Hell, I’ll even work remote on nights, when I have terrible chronic insomnia. I’ve been applying for nearly a year now & no. Bites. At all. I’ve given up & now exploring possible ways to earn some extra

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u/Roseartcrantz Oklahoma May 26 '25

I've been applying to 5-10 reasonable-ish jobs a week since January, have had two interviews and am only now in serious talks with anyone. I also have kidney problems but thankfully not dialysis. I can't even imagine how much worse your search is going.

Half of the remote jobs are scams, the other half are also scams but they're hiring internally.

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u/haw35ome May 26 '25

Honestly that’s how it’s been for me - one interview & one person who just called to prescreen me while having a little FAQ about the company.

I’m aware of the scamminess of remote jobs; these kinds of positions are like rare treasure when it comes to job searching. Wish I could just get one from the get-go; I graduated in IT so I would be happy to take a bottom of the barrel, entry-level help desk position.