“Return the dignity of work to young men who need to be at work instead of playing video games all day.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended Republican efforts to attach work requirements to Medicaid, suggesting that young American men are wasting their lives “playing video games all day” instead of working.
Johnson’s remarks came as House Republicans pushed forward a budget framework that would help finance President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, with plans to slash federal spending by trillions. GOP leaders are eyeing $880 billion in reductions to Medicaid, a move critics warn could gut health coverage for millions of low-income Americans.
Possibly mildly unpopular opinion. I’d probably be happy giving up gaming to work more, say 60 hours a week total, if that meant I could fully support my family on my own income and let my wife do something other than work (if she chooses)
I’m not sure what your profession is but I worked a relatively easy job and 60 hours killed me, plus killed any semblance of family life I had. You’re not home, and when you are you’re too exhausted to do anything. With a physically gruelling job I’d imagine it would be even worse l.
I doubt you’d be happy with that long term. I had a friend who did that and it burned him out hard, working long hours for a family he hardly had time with. But maybe you’re exceptional.
Regardless, it’s not easy to find a job like that in this economy.
No thanks I would like a work life balance.