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Originally Posted by finnbow
And the GOP frontrunner is saying the exact same thing. He, like I (and unlike you), are smart enough to realize that the GOP base does not want cuts in Social Security and Medicare. To wit:
[I]Trump’s main line of attack comes straight out of the Democratic playbook: He says DeSantis would cut Medicare and Social Security and would raise the eligibility ages foor these programs.
Essentially, Trump is running a Democratic campaign in a Republican primary. It’s the kind of attack that often works in a general election, because most voters oppose cuts to entitlement programs. But will it work in a Republican primary?
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I don't know what you're babbling about here. No one wants to "cut" these programs. I'm not aware of anyone who is campaigning or talking about it. Maybe you need to adjust your tin foil hat because it's pulling in voices from the Birch Society from 50 years ago.
Reform or reduce the rate of growth? Yes. All Washington is going to do with Soc Sec is exactly what they've done in the past, which is kick the can down the road: pushing out the retirement age for future claimants.
Now, back on topic. McCarthy has offered more specifics about their budget goals, and they're pretty modest and dare I say reasonable:
1) Pass a budget resolution that will fund the gov't until March.
2) Freeze spending at 2020 levels, with a 1% increase to the budget each year.
The devil is often in the details. I've heard that a couple of Biden's stated priorities would be subject to cuts or defunding but those could be tossed out for bargaining purposes.