Kentucky’s governor put forth a plan to require people on Medicaid to “earn points” so they can see a dentist, by doing things like community service.

Of course there is no mention that a huge number of people on Medicaid are there because their jobs do not pay enough, they have children to take care of, or they are elderly. But sure, send them out as unpaid labour so they can earn enough points for a filling.

Do Republicans have to go to school to learn how to dispense with their empathy, or does it come naturally?

The Kentucky governor’s plan to turn Medicaid into a cruel version of Pokemon Go https://t.co/uUXbpc0Ykl pic.twitter.com/dIOFUyqnDd

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) April 24, 2017

“Small government conservatism” at work: creating the specter of “people picking up garbage by the highway in order to get a dental exam.” https://t.co/onVq0fHNRY

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) April 24, 2017