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.”

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    20 hours ago

    They’re talking about the Bible where it says “Work shall set you free”.

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      That’s a different bible with a different title. It’s really close, so maybe that’s why they confuse it. But that testament they are quoting from is actually called “Mein Kampf”.