Summary
At the first meeting of the DOGE Caucus, a new congressional group focused on government efficiency, Republican Rep. Greg Lopez stated that cuts to Social Security and Medicare are likely “on the table” as part of debt reduction efforts.
The caucus, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, aims to slash government spending, raising concerns among advocacy groups about potential attacks on anti-poverty programs.
Critics, including Social Security Works, warn the caucus may push for privatization and benefit reductions.
This comes despite Trump’s prior commitment to protect these programs.
This is what happens when you’ve never ridden on the subway.
It’s funny, I listened to Steve Bannon’s war room the other day and he was demanding that they not touch social security and go after the elites and the NGOs instead. Can’t imagine this will play well with the voters that swung towards the republicans
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oh i’m sure the voters will do the same thing they always do.
Rabidly support it until its too late, then go full “I didnt think he was going to hurt MY social security! Its not me hes supposed to be hurting! Its the poors! and the minorities! Why is he hurting me?! I’m a loyal supporter!”
So so shocked. But but they said that they would never go after social security.
well I mean, roe vs wade is not going anywhere.
I don’t know what’s more intriguing- the lies or the fact that his base doesn’t notice it or doesn’t care.
well i guess it’s a good thing nobody really needed that Social Security anyways /s
i’m impressed over and over again what kind of mental flexibility allows people to call themselves “followers of jesus” and then implement such regulations.
Not to come off as a raging cynic, but I for one am not.
All one needs to do is work retail or food service on Sundays. Moral licensing is absolutely a thing, and it’s awful. Such interactions can leave one with the impression that there’s a huge mob of people out there that are more concerned with narrowly avoiding hell than ensuring their place in heaven. Nevermind trying to be good people.
If DOGE doesn’t touch US Military spending (they won’t), it’s more bullshit than the TSA
What’s going to happen is DOGE will cut $5 trillion from the programs, and then there will be a $4 trillion in tax cuts that impact only the rich in someway or another, and an additional $1 trilion for the military.
0 money is actually going to be saved from this. Realistically it’ll be negative and cost money, not even 0.
Lovely how this incredibly wealthy person is laser focused on making things worse for poor people. I suppose it’s the usual ploy of making people as desperate as possible so people like him can prey on us more easily.
Yet if there is any discussion on increasing taxes on these fucks all of a sudden it’s government overreach on the “job creators”
Hahahahahahahaahahhaahahaaaaaaaahhahahahaa
Yes, they want to roll back the entire New Deal and have corporate serfdom again. They have been saying it for years and now they have their chance.
Hope everyone remembers to not negotiate with capitalists next time we have a labor movement like we had in the early 20th century.
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More and more I feel we are seeing the pendulum swing. Normally we see 5-10 year cycles of push and pull along the political spectrum, but I’m becoming convinced we’re in a century long cycle.
We no longer have those with living memory of the gilded age, losing those who remember the saving grace that was the New Deal, and fewer and fewer left who were sent to war to fight fascism. The wealth gap is worsening in developed nations across the world, democratic republics are electing more far right parties and authoritarian leaders with populist messages, the incoming administration is floating the idea of scrapping the FDIC and deregulating anything on his favorite billionaire’s wishlist.
Seems like we’re right on track for a repeat of the 1930s.
Removing the FDIC or when putting money under the mattress is safer than a bank…
> some cuts
> the cuts:
“But they won’t take away MY social security…”
For most boomers, this is true. It’s genx and younger that will suffer.
older millennial, checking in.
I’ve been hearing since the 90s that social security would be bankrupt by the time I’m eligible for it, so i haven’t included it in my retirement calculations at all.
It’s like we exist, as a generation, to subsidize the lifestyles of boomers.
I like to think of it as the boomers have reverse mortgaged the country.
Bahahahahaha.
WHUT? I thought Trump was just going to kick out all the illegals and fuck over China! No one told me there would be DOMESTIC consequences!! Why didn’t anyone warn me? At all his rallies he said the next 4 years would be awesome. Now I’m starting to think I was misled!
nooo trump will definitely make the country great again, you see, but just like every great empire, so does this one require slaves/victims. otherwise if you’re not winning against someone, what is the point in greatness?
kek
Them leopards be eatin some faces
Fucking DO IT
No there the fuck will not be cuts to either thing.
