JDS

#Kentucky needs workers. The only problem is most business owners only want to pay #minimum wage or barely above that. This bill forces people to take #employment that pays far below a #LivingWage

#starvationwages

The #fauxChristian #republicans of the Kentucky #legislature have shown their #hatred for the #poor before but this goes beyond that. This takes food out of children's mouths.

The #conservatives of the #bluegrassstate have no #compassion.

https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article269349057.html

Jan 2, 2023 at 3:01pmWeb
Show threadHandgunYoga (he/him/his)Jan 2, 2023

@JDS
Kentucky’s public schools are so crummy, potential hires so undereducated, there’s little else to lure employers to the state other than low wages and anti-union (“right to work”) labor laws.

I know this both as a KY public school graduate, and as a former KY employer unable to find qualified help for even menial tasks.

Low wages > low tax revenue > little money for schools > poor educational outcomes > rinse, repeat

Show threadJDSJan 2, 2023
@HandgunYoga I have come to the realization that there are not enough people here who care. Those that do are outnumbered 3-1 so trying to advance helpful legislation fails at the starting line.
Show threadHandgunYoga (he/him/his)Jan 2, 2023

@JDS
Out of all working age adults in KY, nearly 40% are on disability.

Medicaid Doctors in KY are eager to help find a disabling diagnosis, qualifying the patient for Medicaid and growing their own income stream. I used to work for one.

True story:
Nurse: What do you do for a living?
Patient: I draw.
N: Oh, an Artist! Ink or graphite?
P: ?
P:
P: No ma’am. I draw a check.

Show threadJDSJan 2, 2023

@HandgunYoga I am one of the 40%. Was involved in a horrific training accident that mauled me. I get the full ride from the Navy, VA, and SSI.

Still, people like me can still have an impact by volunteering their services to the community. So many don't though.

Show threadHandgunYoga (he/him/his)Jan 2, 2023

@JDS
JDS, I am so sorry to hear that. It seems the only ones interested in reducing suffering are those who have suffered the most. And even then, it’s a small subset.

Where I had worked, the vast majority of Doctor X’s Medicaid patients were “disabled” due to alcoholism. It was a grift by all concerned.

Show threadNick BaxJan 3, 2023
@JDS Tax the rich or kill the poor.