calbear93 said:I don't know what needs to be done that is passable politically, but burying our head in the sand is probably not the best solution either.dajo9 said:The MAGA crowd now supports cuts to social security and / or Medicare. They may not know it yet, but they do. Trump came out in favor of entitlement cuts this morning.DiabloWags said:
With a near zero birthrate in this country, I wonder who the MAGA crowd thinks will be helping to support their social security payouts.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2024/03/11/trump-floats-cutting-spending-on-entitlements-like-social-security-and-medicare/?sh=7fb8e1975c3e
Republicans want to cut benefits and Democrats want to raise taxes on the wealthy. Biden is proposing payroll taxes above $400k of income and Medicare tax above $400k to go from 3.8% to 5.0%.
I think health care deficits won't truly be resolved until we go to affordable national healthcare.
I don't think politicians have their head in the sand. I think we have Senate traditions that prevent action.