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Trump’s Rich Treasury Secretary Tells People On Medicaid To Get A Job

Last updated: July 6, 2025 11:15 am
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Scott Bessent, Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary and a seasoned hedge fund manager, seems blissfully unaware of the realities faced by millions who struggle to afford health insurance.

During an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, host Dana Bash confronted Bessent regarding the Trump administration’s proposed changes to Medicaid. She pointed out, “The president promised that there would not be changes to Medicaid benefits. And putting a work requirement is, by definition, a change to benefits.”

Bessent’s response was rather telling. He suggested that those losing their Medicaid should simply find a job, asserting, “No, there are no changes in benefits. There’s a change in requirements to get the benefits. And what we are doing, we are bringing back manufacturing jobs. We are bringing back working-class jobs. By securing the border, we have already seen working-class wages move up. So we are creating jobs. People can get off Medicaid and get a job that has good health care benefits, Dana.”

However, Bessent’s argument is fraught with misconceptions. A staggering thirty percent of jobs in the U.S. do not come with health insurance benefits. Moreover, a sizeable sixty percent of employees who do have insurance through their employers report difficulties in affording medical bills. The notion that employers are universally offering good health insurance is more fantasy than fact.

Compounding this issue is the Trump administration’s narrative that most Medicaid recipients are capable of working. In reality, 56% of Medicaid recipients are children, individuals with disabilities, and the elderly. In fact, ninety-two percent of adults under 65 who are not disabled and receive Medicaid are already employed, either full or part-time.

Medicaid recipients typically fall into four categories: children, the disabled, seniors, and the working poor. The Republican assertion that they are predominantly “able-bodied and lazy” is not just misleading; it risks stripping health insurance from those who genuinely cannot afford it.

It’s worth noting that many Medicaid recipients are already in jobs that do not provide health insurance, undermining the simplistic solution Bessent proposes. Here we have a wealthy individual advising those struggling economically to simply “work harder,” as if affordable healthcare is merely a matter of ambition rather than systemic inequities.

The proposed cuts to Medicaid by the Trump administration rest on a fundamentally deceptive premise that could seriously jeopardize the health and lives of millions by obstructing access to essential medical care.

What are your thoughts on Treasury Secretary Bessent’s comments? Share your opinions in the comments below.

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