larry2769
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The local newspaper is reporting that the Kentucky Legislature is working on a bill to reduce or eliminate unemployment benefits to tens of thousands of Kentuckians. Governor Bevin has said he would support such a bill because it would attract more business to move into Kentucky. However, unemployment benefits are only granted to those who are laid off from work due to jobs being eliminated or closing of operations and people being laid off. Unemployment benefits are not available to those who are fired for justifiable cause, so how can the bill being drafted do much to affect attracting new businesses to Kentucky. The bill is simply another assault on the poor in the state of Kentucky.
Recently Kentucky announced it will deny medicaid benefits to people who are unemployed.............however it would give people the option of doing volunteer work for which they would not be compensated for the work they did and allowed to keep their medicaid benefits. Forcing people to do volunteer work to keep medical care appears to me to be a violation of the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution which states "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
Recently Kentucky announced it will deny medicaid benefits to people who are unemployed.............however it would give people the option of doing volunteer work for which they would not be compensated for the work they did and allowed to keep their medicaid benefits. Forcing people to do volunteer work to keep medical care appears to me to be a violation of the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution which states "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."