美眾議院議長批電玩是虛度光陰：大家應出門工作而不是整天玩遊戲
綜合外媒報導，最近美國眾議院議長 Mike Johnson 正在美國國會中推動恢復美國醫療補助計畫中的工作要求，他認為這項舉措可以減少民眾濫用這個服務制度的狀況，並且也點出，就是要特別針對「具備勞動能力的適齡男性。」，並且他也批評，有部分受益人因為仰賴醫療保障而逃避責任，將時間耗費在玩遊戲等沒有生產力的活動上，並且受訪表示，「要讓年輕人重拾工作尊嚴，讓大家出門工作，而不是整天玩遊戲。」
Mike Johnson on Medicaid: "What we've talked about is returning work requirements ... you return the dignity of work to young men who need to be out working instead of playing video games all day. We have a lot of fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicaid." pic.twitter.com/2ZjaLrh2bg
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 10, 2025
Mike Johnson 也認為，年輕人在家中玩遊戲是一種虛度光陰的行為，而且也擠壓了弱勢群體的福利空間，共和黨目前在推動的削減美國醫療補助計畫就是為了讓年輕人重返職場。不過，事實上根據美國健康政策研究機構的資料，在美國醫療補助計畫 65 歲以下的受益人中，其中 64% 都有全職或者兼職工作，因此從數據上來看或許並不像 Mike Johnson 的說法，大家都在家裡玩遊戲而不去工作。
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