Jesse Watters Tells People Without Healthcare To ‘Get A Job’

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He might be a Fox News host and not a politician, but Jesse Watters has a solution for those without healthcare. He spoke about it on-air and a clip from the episode of The Five went viral on X wherein he advises people to “get a job.” Yep, that’s right. That’s his big piece of advice for people who are struggling to make ends meet and struggling to afford health insurance.

Just get a job where you are offered affordable health insurance. Apparently, none of us thought of that before. At least, Watters seems to think that’s the case. He also spoke about how people can get healthy and stay healthy, and it all goes back to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative.

Jesse Watters’ solution for people without healthcare is apparently pretty simple to him.

The Democratic Socialists of America proposed a universal healthcare plan that would allow everyone to be given the kind of medical care they need. For Watters, however, this isn’t an option. He suggested that people find other ways to get health insurance coverage that don’t involve a complete overhaul of the way the United States has done things for as long as most people can remember.

“How about get a job? Because most companies provide healthcare,” Watters said. “If you’re 30 and went to grad school and you are an Ethiopian barista, like your friend in Colorado,” he added, in reference to something one of the other anchors said. “She doesn’t have health insurance because she doesn’t work.”

After the video of The Five was posted on X, someone commented to point out that it seems like Watters is getting a kick out of his own suggestions.

“He pretty much starts laughing because he knows he is spewing bulls–t,” they wrote.

Another person pointed out, “Wait till he learned about the millions of people employed by small businesses  that don’t provide benefits. Fox gives the dumbest people a tv show.”

“Does Jessie know that even a job does not guarantee healthcare?” Someone else commented. “Just because this blowhard, Jessie Waters, makes millions does not mean even educated people with a masters make a lot of money or enough to pay $2,000 for just hospitalization. This man is a true idiot.”

He also advised people to “eat healthy” and follow the MAHA way of life.

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But Watters didn’t stop there when it comes to people bettering themselves through sheer willpower and not, you know, the help of the government. He also said that people should eat right and exercise, as outlined in the MAHA movement’s agenda.

“Also, MAHA, ever heard of it? Make America Healthy Again,” he said. “It’s called eat right and exercise. Maybe try that. I do it. And I don’t whine and go to the doctor for every ache and pain.”

He does, however, more than likely have a solid health insurance plan thanks to a cushy job at Fox News, so there’s that.

It’s reminiscent of politicians sharing their ideas for dealing with the economic crisis.

Watters urging people to just get a job where they receive health insurance isn’t unlike the advice that politicians gave for low-income Americans bearing the brunt of economic struggles in the U.S. Like when Minnesota Senate nominee Michele Tayofa spoke out about rising gas prices.

“Maybe you take one less trip to Starbucks and so that gas goes a little further,” she reportedly said. “Until this thing is over and these gas prices come back down again, let’s just try to be patriots about this.”

I think we all know that forgoing a Starbucks order once a week isn’t going to make up for costly gas for our cars. However, the general narrative seems to be that those who are complaining about access to necessities in the U.S. have to do more to get them.

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