Senate Republicans budget proposes cutting $450 billion from Medicare

[n2doc]

Senate Republicans are proposing something that President Donald Trump promised never to do: cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicare, the federal health program that covers elderly Americans.

On Friday, Republican staff sent members of the Senate Budget Committee proposals that included reducing Medicare spending by approximately $450 billion over the next 10 years, according to tables provided to Vox.

The cuts, released in conjunction with the 2018 Republican Senate budget resolution proposal, are ultimately up to the Senate committees to propose. Even if they make it into the committee’s proposal, they would have virtually no chance of being enacted, as it would need to garner support from eight Democrats to pass the 60-vote threshold in the Senate.

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https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/policy-and-politics/2017/9/29/16387518/senate-republicans-budget-cut-medicare

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Yep, trying to kill me. But they are actively trying to kill my coworker who votes for them

and they dont care so I guess they win, we die.

[ananda]

2. It's started.

I think Reeps want to cull the population of poor,
disabled, non-white, and elderly people.

[librechik]

3. they want ALL the money and they won't stop until they get it.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Well now,they did touch the third rail.

If this is not used to take back the House and Senate,well that will be a game changer for many.

[wcmagumba]

5. Scrooges all...

"If they would rather die," said Scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population."

[mnhtnbb]

6. I can only say I'm glad I did my knee replacement last July.

They will probably go after elective surgeries like that first.

[BigmanPigman]

7. Sometimes I wish that only those who voted for him and the GOP

or didn't vote at all would suffer from their greedy, hypocritical agenda. If that happened, then maybe people would be a little more interested in finding out about candidates and actually cast an intelligent vote for once.

[doc03]

8. Can't the Republicans change the rules on this to a straight majority vote? nt

[n2doc]

9. In Theory, yes

Several Republican Senators have said they oppose changing the rules to eliminate the Filibuster on legislation, but then, Republicans lie.

[doc03]

11. I know I heard of that kind of talk about passing Trumpcare next year nt

[n2doc]

12. They couldn't even get 50 votes for that, filibuster not needed n/t

[doc03]

13. I have no doubt they will resurrect it again and again trying

to get the vote. I think they will continue blowing up Obamacare until they do.

[lpbk2713]

10. The GOP solution ...

[The_Casual_Observer]

14. The bastards voted to increase the military budget. These lice.