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Young men are 'playing videogames all day' instead of getting jobs because they can mooch off of free healthcare, claims congressman (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] scathliath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

In some states they don't even have that. I've been seeking disability for six years in America for a partially broken back, with ten years of documented ongoing treatment at this point from childhood and my parent's medical coverage (I can walk, but I'm stooped most of the time and get to live with chronic pain, yippee) and because I couldn't get by on nothing, and got a part time gig that didn't cross the threshold I still got my benefits denied. So like, in all technicality, though I see myself as an able-bodied young man and pursue an active lifestyle to make sure my weight doesn't cause my spine to degrade and leave me fully paralyzed, I'm not even who this guy's talking about, and I can't get benefits through the current system. Now I'm just uninsured and planning to immigrate for education (and healthcare).