US Mike Johnson Says Men Need to Stop 'Playing Video Games All Day' and Get to Work: 'They're Draining Resources' - lol. LMFAOYFNFFAFO even.

https://www.latintimes.com/mike-johnson-says-men-need-stop-playing-video-games-all-day-get-work-theyre-draining-580534

"Return the dignity of work to young men who need to be at work instead of playing video games all day."​

Morgan Music / Published Apr 11 2025, 1:28 PM EDT

House Speaker Mike Johnson defended cuts to Medicaid, insisting it would "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.

Johnson attempted to sidestep claims of direct benefit cuts, instead blaming "able-bodied young men" for taking advantage of a program he said was meant for single mothers, the elderly, and people with disabilities.

"They're draining resources from people who actually do [need it]," Johnson said. "So if you clean that up... you save a lot of money and you return the dignity of work to young men who need to be at work instead of playing video games all day."

Despite Johnson's insistence that, "No one has talked about cutting one benefit in Medicaid," the work requirement would threaten health care access for millions, including Americans that are temporarily unemployed after being laid off.

A report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found that as many as 36 million of the 72 million enrolled in Medicaid could be stripped of coverage under work requirements.

Trump has been promised a quick turn around on the bill, putting the pressure on Johnson and House Republicans to make significant cuts that can be rationalized to voters who stand to lose access to services, or—in Johnson's view—video game time.

 

[TowinKarz]

Congress is one to talk if the subject is "draining resources" .

 

[Cardinal Cardinal]

Tell us about how you got your job, then. Give us all the details.

I applied.

I can make more money in a month slinging dope than what they offer yearly. I say this as a salaryman.

It's a job search, they don't offer money.

 

[Leather Gliscor]

I applied.

It's a job search, they don't offer money.

Applied to how many jobs with what qualifications? And how long did it take?

 

[Cardinal Cardinal]

Applied to how many jobs with what qualifications?

Whats the end goal with this? I know anything I tell you isn't going to change your mind. I'm also not doxing myself.

 

[SBG]

Job market sucks and boomers (spiritual and otherwise) console themselves that the only reason people annoyed with the job market are lazy or entitled.

Simple as

 

[REGENDarySumanai]

Does anyone want to point out the obvious?

 

[Disdainer of the Plebs]

You know, this line of argument might go over better if Mike here did his job and outlawed DEI so that the men he’s complaining about might be able to enjoy some career progression in any job that’s not in the trades. When colleges openly brag that they discriminate against men and whites, spend 4 years telling them that they are the source of everything bad in the world, and get rewarded with taxpayer money, it drives off men who would seek higher education.

When your employer openly brags in your face that they will promote and reward you last and fire you first, it doesn’t really inspire a good work ethic.

Mike can fix this problem with a one sentence bill: The Civil Rights Act now applies to whites and men, effective immediately. But he doesn’t because he’s a cuck.

Also fuck off, Mike, let me enjoy my hobby in peace.

 

[Angry Alt Right Nerd]

The world could use a few million less sick Americans tbh

 

[ChompChomp]

Tell us about how you got your job, then. Give us all the details.

1. Simplify your resume.

2. Leave dates off any education. That info is a good way for companies to conduct ageism (at both ends), which may prematurely exclude you.

2a. Almost no one will ask you about your educational background, not even HR, so don't put it too much effort into thay section of your resume.

3. Only include 10 years of relevant experience.

4. Don't worry about resume gaps. Tell HR to fuck off if they want an explanation.

5. It's a numbers game, so keep your resume somewhat generic (eg - drop aby "Objective" statements).

6. Understand that 99% of your applications will be rejected or ignored.

7. When applying on a company website, pop in a few other apps for related jobs since you're already there.

8. Most HCM systems (ie - Workday) don't need every field to be filled out, including education and employment history. That info is largely for the HCM provider, too, not the company.

9. Learn advanced querying techniques for job boards (ie - boolean search terms and patterns).

10. Lock down answers for basic interview questions.

11. When interviewing, be comfortable with silence. Answer the question and wait.

12. If you land an interview, save the job description locally since jobs can disappear for no reason.

13. Probably more points i cannot recall right now.

I want to rehash the numbers game point. It is. I've had interviews that I thought went really well and led to nothing, but had others that I thought went okay and ended up getting hired. There's no rhyme or reason behind it, so maximize your chances of success by upping your numbers.

 

[Jace on ice]

I work a full time tech job where I have to deal with pajeets and PM Karens all day. If I want to go home, shut my curtains, and game all weekend that's my business.

Yet the very act of playing a few games pisses off literally everyone from bitchy feminists to right wing Isreal cocksuckers like this dude.

Nerds can't win man.

 

[Spud]

It's a job search, they don't offer money.

Yes I've used one before. They have the offering salaries of the positions that are advertised on the site.

Tell HR to fuck off if they want an explanation.

Not like that though. "I'm sorry but I signed an NDA at the position". It's perfectly corporate to satisfy them.

 

[round robin]

Good lord I had no idea the farms was so full of useless NEETS. There is nothing noble about sitting around in your house playing video games and getting fat, you're just justifying your chronic laziness as some gay ass form of rebellion against the system, maaaaan.

One thing I agree with Null about: you must work or you must starve. Regardless of how you feel about America's work culture, if you accept welfare it's because some other niggercattle is working and paying for it. You are an absolute nigger if you cannot take care of yourself in even this most rudimentary of ways.

 

[quaawaa]

Mike can fix this problem with a one sentence bill: The Civil Rights Act now applies to whites and men, effective immediately. But he doesn’t because he’s a cuck.

He adopted a black boy and during the height of BLM, said that his black son's life was harder than that of his white kids due because of his skin color.

“And I’ve thought often through all these ordeals over the last couple of weeks about the difference in the experiences between my two 14-year-old sons,” he said in the PBS interview. “Michael being a Black American and Jack being white Caucasian. They have different challenges. My son Jack has an easier path. He just does.”

He and his wife view themselves as the parents in the Blind Side:

Mr. Johnson has spoken publicly about Michael largely when he has talked about race. He has described Michael as a “success story” and likened the experience of being a white couple adopting a Black teenager to the movie “The Blind Side,” the 2009 film that depicts a wealthy white family taking in an impoverished Black teenager who becomes a football star.

Source (Archive)

 

[Tsukasa Kadoya]

Before the bing bing wahoo, and Null complaining about Legos, there was Dylan Moran talking about the same thing thirteen plus years ago.

Dude, you got more bips than me indeed.

When did Null Complain about Legos? Was this from a recent stream?

 

[Jace on ice]

One thing I agree with Null about: you must work or you must starve.

The guy that doesn't have a job and subsists off superchats, donations, and E begging? Yea what a Randian hero.

 

[Unpaid Emotional Labourer]

Are there really any physically able young men sitting around benefiting from Medicaid who aren’t black and living off their gramma or various baby mamas?

 

[Fascist Kirk]

in order to get to work (men) should get the same hand outs in fooled and shelter that has been given to immigrant labor four the least 10 years. if not I am just running for congress to get that mike Johnson gravy

 

[Grub]

Seriously, when did it become normal to be treated rudely in the workplace? Did they deal with that in like the 40's & 50's? I feel like they didn't.

Having worked for some pretty old school motherfuckers over the years, people were far more rude in the workplace in the past. Especially if you were the noobie. I just spent several years working for someone who's stuck in the 50's mentally and it was by far one of the worst jobs I've ever had and it should have been a good job. It was entirely the dude's behaviour towards his staff that made it unbearable and he told us many times he acts that way because that's how his bosses used to treat him back in the day. He's a massive piece of shit and i'm glad that old school mentality is dying and retiring out of trades and industry. Those salty old boomers can't die fast enough.

 

[Lurker]

Good lord I had no idea the farms was so full of useless NEETS.

certainly explains their political takes and worldview, huh

 

[neger psykolog]