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Did you miss Behind the Headlines today?
We discussed:
- GOP budget
- Current state of health care
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Tax reform
Watch it now by clicking here.
The GOP Budget – What would it do? Do you support it?
Read more about the GOP Budget here.
Robert Reich:
Hello Trump Tax Cuts.
Goodbye Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security.
Related Reading:
National Committee President Warns Senators About GOP Tax & Budget Scheme.
- What’s more, the tax plan will increase the national debt and compel Republicans to cut seniors’ earned benefits more aggressively in the future – even though Social Security and Medicare Part A are self-financed and do not contribute to federal budget deficits.
BREAKING NEWS
The House passed its 2018 budget resolution Thursday in a party-line vote that represents a step toward its goal of sending tax-reform legislation to President Trump.
via The Hill.
Unjust GOP budget and tax plan cuts the safety net for seniors.
- The Republican budget would gouge $1 trillion from Medicaid, more than 60 percent of which pays for long-term care for seniors who have already impoverished themselves to qualify.
- The budget resolution imposes per capita caps or block grants on Medicaid that won’t grow with the needs of the population, including emergencies like hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico.
- Despite President Trump’s repeated promises not to touch Medicare, the GOP budget resolution calls for nearly $500 billion in Medicare cuts.
- The program would be privatized and the eligibility age raised from 65 to 67.
The GOP has been trying to cut Social Security, Medicare, and balance the budget on the backs of seniors for decades.
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Richtman told the Senators that Medicare beneficiaries “cannot afford to pay more for less coverage” – particularly when half of them have incomes of less than $26,200 a year and spend 25 percent of their Social Security check to pay for Medicare premiums and cost-sharing. “And they cannot afford cuts to Medicare such as those assumed in the House budget – turning Medicare into a voucher program and raising the eligibility age from 65 to 67,” he explained.
What’s more, the tax plan will increase the national debt and compel Republicans to cut seniors’ earned benefits more aggressively in the future – even though Social Security and Medicare Part A are self-financed and do not contribute to federal budget deficits.
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During the election, President Trump promised not to cut Medicare and Medicaid. He has broken that promise over and over with his endorsement of the GOP budget.
Democrats slammed the House GOP for targeting Social Security in its new budget resolution unveiled Tuesday, contending that the move is part of an emerging Republican strategy to create a crisis atmosphere and set the stage for dramatic changes in how the program works.
via Talking Points Memo.
Related Reading:
Cutting Social Security Disability Threatens Millions of American Families.
Americans Push Back as Threat to Social Security & Medicare Grows.
via twitter.
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GOP released their new slogan today, ‘Better Off Now’. The House budget cuts health care and earned benefits by billions.
Exactly who is Better Off Now?
This year’s 1.3% #SocialSecurity cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is not enough to meet seniors’ rising living costs. Older Americans need a fairer inflation formula now! https://www.ncpssm.org/campaigns/boost-social-security-now/