They’re putting Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block
If Republicans win the congress they will be feeling their oats. They’ll do splashy investigations, impeachments and “oversight” and now apparently they’ve decided it’s a good time to destroy the world economy in order to enact some of the things on their old time wish list, the destruction of “entitlements” being at the top. Luckily, we have a president who won’t capitulate but the game of chicken these Republicans are planning to play, to flex their muscles and show the nation who’s really in charge, is extremely dangerous in a world with such a precarious economy.
I believe them. We know that Republicans have been trying to do this for ages but it’s always been opposed by the biggest voting bloc: seniors. It concerns me that if these fanatics turn this into MAGA doctine, the Trumpers might just go along. They are nothing if not amenable to suggestion.
It remains to be seen if Trump himself will join this crusade. He always said he would protect Social Security before. But if these Republicans in congress succeed in convincing their voters that “entitlement reform” is MAGA, I’m pretty sure he’ll go along. He’s very attuned to his flock.