The former billionaire, who inherited a coal mining business from his father, presides over a state where 29% of residents are on Medicaid

When Senator Jim Justice of West Virginia was asked about the Senate Republicans’ newly released portion of the proposed spending bill that requires parents of children older than 14 to work for Medicaid, he said, “biblically, we are supposed to work.”

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world
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    4 days ago

    Who the fuck cares what the Bible says? I’m under no obligation to live my life guided by fairy tales someone else believes in. If you want to be dumb enough to fall for that, be my guest, but don’t use it to justify immoral behavior.

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      3 days ago

      I’m under no obligation to live my life guided by fairy tales someone else believes in.

      Yeah… about that…