I am anxious about possible changes to Medicare and Social Security [View all]

I have a pension, but my SS benefit is higher than the pension.
If there are cuts to SS we would be in serious trouble financially.
I’m a type 2 diabetic on an insulin pump, I receive insulin and pump supplies at a reasonable rate because of Medicare and my retirement benefit. I had a radical cystectomy (bladder removal) last January, so I need urostomy supplies for life. Then there are our cadre of doctors, both PCP and specialists and regular testing - Friday I am scheduled for a CT scan of chest and pelvis with and without contrast. A 10% decrease in benefits might be enough to shorten our lives.

Then there’s the possibility of decreasing SS benefits. Won’t be able to pay for medical bills and food and utilities.

I have know for about 45 years that the Republican Party has a hate on for Medicare and Social Security since their inception. With the courts, Congress and the WH in their hands will their dreams come true of killing these life giving and saving programs?