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Dennis Donovan

(27,268 posts)
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 01:56 PM Yesterday

Rep Frost: no way to cut $2.5T in spending unless you make cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

Maxwell Frost
‪@maxwellfrost.bsky.social‬
There is no way to cut $2.5T in spending unless you make cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

My parent’s social security check should not be cut to pay for President Elon Musk’s massive billionaire tax cuts.

December 20, 2024 at 1:21 PM


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Rep Frost: no way to cut $2.5T in spending unless you make cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Yesterday OP
And it will be regressive, right? Like $500 a month on everyone ./nt bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1
What a shock! THIEVES with their eyes on OUR MONEY! SheltieLover Yesterday #2
And people voted for Republicans...., Lovie777 Yesterday #3
Not my fucking cup of tea at all! SheltieLover Yesterday #4
cut all contracts with musk companies. that'll save a bundle nt msongs Yesterday #5
Or the military! dickthegrouch Yesterday #6
Eliminating all three programs wouldn't do it jmowreader Yesterday #7

dickthegrouch

(3,575 posts)
6. Or the military!
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 03:05 PM
Yesterday

Ten airplanes less would make a significant impact on the budget.
But Nooooooo, that isn’t even on the cards, apparently.

jmowreader

(51,581 posts)
7. Eliminating all three programs wouldn't do it
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 03:51 PM
Yesterday

The government only spends $6.3 trillion per year. We’re basically talking about chopping out a third of the budget at one time.

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