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Ron Johnson: “We literally don't require people to work, we actually…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Ron Johnson: Uncovering the Truth About 9-11 and What's Really in the "Big Beautiful Bill"

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There's a great article written, I think, in 2017 by Nick Eberstadt of the American Enterprise institute, our miserable 21st century, you know, talking about how 20% of working age men are permanently out of the workforce. Yes. We literally don't require people to work, we actually incentivize them not to. That's, that's my, to my mind, that's one of the biggest problems we have You know, on Medicaid, using the Medicaid card to buy opiate drugs to, you know, help finance their living. (21:22–21:28)

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Asserts that current policies incentivize people not to work.

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