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Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, expressed his dismay upon learning that some of his employees were reliant on government aid programs. Cuban was surprised to discover that a number of his arena staff were on public assistance. “When I found out I had employees at our arena on public assistance, I immediately gave raises to every hourly employee and their managers,” Cuban stated, expressing his embarrassment over the situation. As per the report by Insider, Cuban, who has owned the majority stake in the Mavericks since 2000, chastised large employers for paying their full-time employees so little that they qualify for Medicaid. He proposed that the most effective way to reduce Medicaid costs is to publicly expose such employers. This revelation comes amidst President Donald Trump‘s push for his “Big Beautiful Bill” to be passed by July 4. The proposed legislation would impose significant restrictions on Medicaid, a healthcare program relied upon by over 70 million...

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