Have you heard about the GOP plan to either gut the social safety net or destroy the economy?

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Republicans reportedly plan to use a House majority to make seismic cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and other social safety net spending. So why are so many media outlets ignoring the story?

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Have you heard about the GOP plan to either gut the social safety net or destroy the economy?
12:02 PM · Oct 14, 2022

https://www.mediamatters.org/bloomberg/have-you-heard-about-gop-plan-either-gut-social-safety-net-or-destroy-economy

Perhaps the single most consequential story of the midterms season broke this week, and there’s been virtually no coverage from major TV news shows, newspapers, and other mainstream outlets.

On Tuesday, Bloomberg Government produced a bombshell report that points to the massive economic consequences a Republican House would bring for Americans.

If Republicans gain a majority following next month’s elections, the outlet reported, they plan to use a future increase or suspension of the debt ceiling as leverage to force through “top priorities” like seismic cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and other social safety net spending. Failure to act on the debt ceiling would result in an economic catastrophe, experts say.

There has been shockingly little coverage of this development given its significance. It earned a scattering of mentions in publications including New York magazine. And Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and MSNBC’s Chris Hayes detailed the stakes on his show Wednesday night.

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[getagrip_already]

1. Does it have to be one or the other?

Can't they have both? I'm sure they would love both.

[Meadowoak]

2. Cuts to social security would devastate our economy, they

Would get 2 birds with one stone.

[Bluethroughu]

4. Gut the country with one slash.

The predators are circling.

[Wounded Bear]

3. K & R...for visibility...nt

[FoxNewsSucks]

5. Coporate media isn't giving it the coverage it deserves

probably because their billionaire owners have a plan to get their greedy hands on the SS trust fund. They don't want us to find out until it's too late.

[DavidDvorkin]

6. This is going to blow up in their faces.

[PortTack]

7. ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

[Bayard]

8. And, once again,

Dems will have to come in afterwards to clean up their mess.

Run the ads. Put it on billboards. Hit social media.