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(1,430 posts) Thu Dec 5, 2024, 05:52 PM Dec 5

Jeff Stein @JStein_WaPo : Ramaswamy: hundreds of billions of dollars can be cut from Medicaid

Ramaswamy: hundreds of billions of dollars can be cut from Medicaid, Social Security and Medicare through “basic program integrity measures.” Seemingly a starkly different position than Trump took in his first term

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It's not as though we were not warned.

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Jeff Stein @JStein_WaPo : Ramaswamy: hundreds of billions of dollars can be cut from Medicaid (Original Post) Passages Dec 5 OP

So all of a sudden that little fast talking rat faced fraud is Klarkashton Dec 5 #1

Repulsive, repugnant grifter. Passages Dec 5 #2

Vivek Swarmsmarmy has zero situational awareness Aviation Pro Dec 5 #3

He might want to check current events. onecaliberal Dec 5 #4

Does he understand that choie Dec 5 #5

Exactly. Conjuay Dec 5 #6

they ARE entitlements Skittles Dec 5 #10

THEY DON'T GIVE A DAMN Skittles Dec 5 #9

Going to people they weren't supposed to? HereForTheParty Dec 5 #7

Fuzzy Math-aswamy. He's so 1980s. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 5 #8

Klarkashton

(2,286 posts)

1. So all of a sudden that little fast talking rat faced fraud is

Reply to Passages (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 05:54 PM

Dec 5

Is an expert in these matters. Goddamn this shit.

Passages

(1,430 posts)

2. Repulsive, repugnant grifter.

Reply to Klarkashton (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 05:56 PM

Dec 5

Aviation Pro

(13,570 posts)

3. Vivek Swarmsmarmy has zero situational awareness

Reply to Passages (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 05:57 PM

Dec 5

I suggest you pump the brakes, Smarmy.

onecaliberal

(36,338 posts)

4. He might want to check current events.

Reply to Aviation Pro (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 06:03 PM

Dec 5

choie

(4,705 posts)

5. Does he understand that

Reply to Passages (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 09:15 PM

Dec 5

We the people pay for these benefits through taxes. They are OUR benefits.

Conjuay

(2,175 posts)

6. Exactly.

Reply to choie (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 09:21 PM

Dec 5

These are NOT 'entitlements'.

Skittles

(160,331 posts)

10. they ARE entitlements

Reply to Conjuay (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 09:31 PM

Dec 5

WE PAID FOR THEM SO WE ARE ENTITLED TO THESE BENEFITS

"An entitlement is a government program guaranteeing access to some benefit by members of a specific group and based on established rights or by legislation."